When You Came

Pushing open the door of the darkened room,
you came!
Wait, let me light the lamp's bloom—
if you came!

We haven't met for so many days,
who knows if I'll recognize you now!
Perhaps your eyes' radiance will be haze—
in darkness I'll see only shadows' vow!

Evening sways in the western sky's hair,
shadows descend laughing beside the light,
the wind sings the western song's prayer—
sweet melodies rise in sleep's delight.

Just then with a gentle knock's caress
you struck once upon my door,
my heart's beloved! in night's loneliness
you'd come—how could I know for sure?

In evening's tide of restless love
earth holds brushes of every hue;
my eastern star! in that pull from above
come, let's sail our union's boat for two!