love poem quote

those on the top say they know you, earth-they are liars
i think it just splendid
as evening falls
when night drifts along the streets of the city
while i stood listening, discreetly dumb
were it not for that singular smell
gingham dog and the calico cat
noises that strive to tear
do you think, my boy, when i put my arms around you
for i was a gaunt, grave councillor
all my love for my sweet
come down at dawn from windless hills
in new york harbor