Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AMOURETTE, by BEATRICE LAGONE


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AMOURETTE, by                    
First Line: Because we steal this nectar, sire
Last Line: May triumph, dear, when other dreams are broken.
Subject(s): Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women In The Bible; Virgin Mary


"Because we steal this nectar, Sire,
Canst thou, with honesty say,
'Tis unfit for the Gods?"
Was it with ecstasy akin to this
That Mary felt the stirring of the child
Beneath her heart, and knew it undefiled
For Heaven's touch had sanctified such bliss?
Just so my loved one has your tender kiss
Wakened in me a passion, wild and shy,
Though I, like timid Peter, thrice deny,
Or more than thrice, since truth is deemed amiss.
Thus when I say that life is sweet and good
The love that makes it so must not be spoken,
Yet in such radiant reflection should
Be found a perfect semblance of its token;
And ecstasy that has enduring stood
May triumph, dear, when other dreams are broken.





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