VIEW us, white-robed lilies, We whose beauty's rareness Sleeps until the bridegroom Sun Woos our virgin fairness. Then, our bosoms baring, 'Neath his ardent kisses, Stem, and leaf, and delicate heart Trembling into blisses, The full, fervid godhead Thrills our being tender, And our happy souls expand In ecstatic splendor. Thus all, @3all@1 we yield him Of our shrined sweetness, -- All that maiden warmth may grant To true love's completeness, | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...REASONS FOR DRINKING by HENRY ALDRICH A SUMMER EVENING'S MEDITATION by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD WILLIE BREW'D A PECK O' MAUT by ROBERT BURNS WOODS IN WINTER by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW HOME THOUGHTS FROM FRANCE by ISAAC ROSENBERG I SHALL HAVE PEACE AGAIN (WRITTEN AFTER READING 'RIDERS TO THE SEA' by FLORA LOUISE BAILEY THE KNIGHTS by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN |