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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE DARK CAVALIER, by MARGARET WIDDEMER Poet's Biography
First Line: I am the dark cavalier; I am the last lover
Last Line: You shall lie happily, smiling in your sleep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Schauffler, Mrs. Robert H.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
First Line: I am the dark cavalier; I am the last lover
Last Line: You shall lie happily, smiling in your sleep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Schauffler, Mrs. Robert H.
Subject(s): Death; Dead, The
I am the Dark Cavalier; I am the Last Lover:
My arms shall welcome you when other arms are tired;
I stand to wait for you, patient in the darkness,
Offering forgetfulness of all that you desired.
I ask no merriment, no pretense of gladness,
I can love heavy lids and lips without their rose;
Though you are sorrowful you will not weary me;
I will not go from you when all the tired world goes.
I am the Dark Cavalier; I am the Last Lover;
I promise faithfulness no other lips may keep;
Safe in my bridal place, comforted by darkness,
You shall lie happily, smiling in your sleep.
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