I. GIVE me kisses! Do not stay, Counting in that careful way. All the coins your lips can print Never will exhaust the mint. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! II. Give me kisses! Do not stop, Measuring nectar by the drop. Though to millions they amount, They will never drain the fount. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! III. Give me kisses! All is waste Save the luxury we taste; And for kissing, -- kisses live Only when we take or give. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! IV. Give me kisses! Though their worth Far exceeds the gems of earth, Never pearls so rich and pure Cost so little, I am sure. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! V. Give me kisses! Nay, 't is true I am just as rich as you; And for every kiss I owe, I can pay you back, you know Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOURTH BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 18 by THOMAS CAMPION ASPIRATIONS: 10 by MATHILDE BLIND THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 44. FAREWELL TO JULIET (6) by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT TWO QUESTIONS by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE RHOECUS by ABBIE FARWELL BROWN A SONG FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT THE POPPIES by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR FOUR EPISTLES: MIRACLE AT THE FEAST OF PENTECOST: 4 by JOHN BYROM |