Fog (Thoreau, "Dull water spirit—and Protean god")

Dull water spirit—and Protean god Descended cloud fast anchored to the earth That drawest too much air for shallow coasts Thou ocean branch that flowest to the sun Incense of earth, perfumed with flowers— Spirit of lakes and rivers, seas and rills Come to revisit now thy native scenes Night thoughts of earth—dream drapery Dew cloth and fairy napkin Thou wind-blown meadow of the air.