WHAT would you say If you were I, And I were near, And no one by; If you were I? What would you do If you were I, And night were dark, And none were nigh? What would you do? What would I say If I were you, And none were near, And love were true? What would I say? What would I do? Just only this. And on my cheek Soft lit a kiss. This did she do! I heard a cry, And through the night Saw far away A gleam of white, And there was I! But not again This she was I; Yet still I loved, And years went by. Ah, not again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A POEM FOR MAX NORDAU by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE ARCHITECT (1) by KAREN SWENSON SONGS AND THE POET (FOR SARA TEASDALE) by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE GOODLY SONG by PAUL VERLAINE SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 14 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE TWO MYSTERIES by MARY ELIZABETH MAPES DODGE UPON THE DEATH OF THE LORD HASTINGS by JOHN DRYDEN |