Antique

A lady in a cowl of lawn
With straight bound tabs and muted eyes,
And lips fair thin and deftly drawn
And oddly wise.

A cameo, a ruff of lace,
A neck cut square with corners laid;
A thin Greek nose and near the face
A polished braid.

Low, sideways looped, of amber stain
The pale ears caught within its snare.
A profile like a dagger lain
Between the hair.