Would I might kiss that crimson lip, With honied smiles o'erflowing; Would I might watch the opening rose Upon thy soft cheek glowing. Thy glorious tresses to thy waist In raven blackness sweep; Two tiny feet, in velvet cased, Beneath thy dresses peep. I bow me to thy beauty's spell, And wish those charms were mine. I'd love thee always passing well, And be thy Valentine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAIRIES by WILLIAM ALLINGHAM HUMPTY DUMPTY RECITATION [OR, SONG] by CHARLES LUTWIDGE DODGSON TO THE VIRGINIAN VOYAGE [1611] by MICHAEL DRAYTON REMEMBERED MUSIC; A FRAGMENT by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL THE V-A-S-E by JAMES JEFFREY ROCHE HOW CYRUS LAID THE CABLE [JULY 29, 1866] by JOHN GODFREY SAXE SOMETIMES WITH ONE I LOVE by WALT WHITMAN SONNETS OF MANHOOD: 43. ONE CHANCE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) |