She stands alone beside the stair,
A fragrant flower in her hands.
Her tenderness can well be seen.
Behold the beauty she commands.
Her smile attracts the gaze of all,
And yet she barely understands
The fortune which she does possess.
Behold the beauty she commands.
Oh Venus, gaze from your domain.
See how, in innocence, she stands,
Her virtue still yet unbeguiled.
Behold the beauty she commands.
May 3, 1981
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