2. fields of asphodel: where the immortals or the happy dead live. The asphodel is a lily-like flower - Vita had found it growing wild in Persia on her visit in 1926 (Vita, p. 157).
the moon is hiding in
her hair.
The
lily
of heaven
full of all dreams,
draws down.
cover her briefness in singing
close her with the intricate faint birds
by daisies and twilights
Deepen her,
Recite
upon her
flesh
the rain’s
pearls singly-whispering.
