Nets to Catch the Wind

<h3> <SPAN name="nancy"></SPAN> NANCY<br/> </h3> <p class="poem"> You are a rose, but set with sharpest spine;<br/> You are a pretty bird that pecks at me;<br/> You are a little squirrel on a tree,<br/> Pelting me with the prickly fruit of the pine;<br/> A diamond, torn from a crystal mine,<br/> Not like that milky treasure of the sea<br/> A smooth, translucent pearl, but skilfully<br/> Carven to cut, and faceted to shine.<br/></p> <p class="poem"> If you are flame, it dances and burns blue;<br/> If you are light, it pierces like a star<br/> Intenser than a needlepoint of ice.<br/> The dexterous touch that shaped the soul of you,<br/> Mingled, to mix, and make you what you are,<br/> Magic between the sugar and the spice.<br/></p> <p><br/><br/><br/></p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />