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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIDSUMMER, by SYDNEY KING RUSSELL
First Line: You loved me for a little
Last Line: The kiss I never had.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
First Line: You loved me for a little
Last Line: The kiss I never had.
Subject(s): Grief; Sorrow; Sadness
YOU LOVED me for a little,
Who could not love me long;
You gave me wings of gladness
And lent my spirit song.
You loved me for an hour
But only with your eyes;
Your lips I could not capture
By storm or by surprise.
Your mouth that I remember
With rush of sudden pain
As one remembers starlight
Or roses after rain . . .
Out of a world of laughter
Suddenly I am sad. . . .
Day and night it haunts me,
The kiss I never had.
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