Sinning Hands
Midnight, and her eyesHide like kittens, new and wetMine are sinning handsOn her lying on my bed
The river still may riseWild and water take us bothMine are sinning handsTake our bodies, take our clothes
Bloodless moonlight, may my ladyGive her lovely skin and bones
Midnight, and my brideTreads in distant water nowMine are sinning handsAnd my teeth have fallen out
The river still may riseThough it took more than it gaveMine are sinning handsOn a broken windowpane
Bloodless moonlight, like my ladyGave me only skin and bones