Songs to the Dark Virgin Would That I were a jewel, A shattered jewel, That all my shining brilliants Might fall at thy feet, Thou dark one. Would That I were a garment, A shimmering, silken garment, That all my folds Might wrap about thy body, Absorb thy body, Hold and hide thy body, Thou dark one. Would That I were a flame, But one sharp, leaping flame To annihilate thy body, Thou dark one.