The stars hang thick in the apple tree, The south wind smells of the pungent sea, Gold tulip cups are heavy with dew. The night's for you, Sweetheart, for you! Starfire rains from the vaulted blue. Listen! The dancing of unseen leaves. A drowsy swallow stirs in the eaves. Only a maiden is sorrowing. 'T is night and spring, Sweetheart, and spring! Starfire lights your heart's blossoming. In the intimate dark there's never an ear, Though the tulips stand on tiptoe to hear, So give; ripe fruit must shrivel or fall. As you are mine, Sweetheart, give all! Starfire sparkles, your coronal. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LONDON, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE KEEP A-PLUGGING AWAY by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR EVENING SONG OF THE TYROLESE PEASANTS by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE WRECK OF THE HESPERUS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW CHARACTERS: ELIZABETH RIGBY by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD |