Six o'clock in Princes Street
In twos and threes, they have not far to roam,
Crowds that thread eastward, gay of eyes;
Those seek no further than their quiet home,
Wives, walking westward, slow and wise.
Neither should I go fooling over clouds,
Following gleams unsafe, untrue,
And tiring after beauty through star—crowds,
Dared I go side by side with you;
Or be you in the gutter where you stand,
Pale rain—flawed phantom of the place,
With news of all the nations in your hand,
And all their sorrows in your face.
