We were too young.

We were too young. We were too young for each other.Orpheus was entertainingfriends. I followed the beekeeperfor his sweetness. The gatheringdidn't see me leave. Orpheusheld them spellbound with hymns and wine.He still worshipped Dionysus,deity of hive and vine.What was the secret of his song:fire and water bound by fear?Though Eros' power was strong,I was the daughter of wind and air,and the sister of crane and curlew.Faced with engulfing flames, I flew.