SonnetOnReceivingAFavour

sonnetonreceivingafavour

10aug.,1979.

addressedtorobertgraham,esq.offintry.

icallnogoddesstoinspiremystrains,

afabledmusemaysuitabardthatfeigns:

friendofmylife!myardentspiritburns,

andallthetributeofmyheartreturns,

forboonsaccorded,goodnessevernew,

thegiftsstilldearer,asthegiveryou.

thouorbofday!thouotherpalerlight!

andallyemanysparklingstarsofnight!

ifaughtthatgiverfrommymindefface,

ifithatgiver'sbountye'erdisgrace,

thenrolltomealongyourwand'rigspheres,

onlytonumberoutavillain'syears!

ilaymyhanduponmyswellingbreast,

andgratefulwould,butcannotspeaktherest.