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CLAIR DE LUNE by ARTHUR WILLIAM SYMONS

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First Line: IN THE MOONLIT ROOM YOUR FACE
Last Line: AND I FADE INTO A DREAM.
Subject(s): MOON;
In the moonlit room your face,
Moonlight-coloured, fainting white
And the silence of the place
Round about us in the night,
And my arms are round about you
In the silence of the night.

Lips that are not mine to kiss,
Lips how often kissed in vain,
Broken seal of memories,
Where the kisses come again
That the lips of all your lovers
Laid upon your lips in vain;

Eyes that are not mine to keep
In the mirror of my eyes,
Where I tremble lest from sleep
Other ghosts should re-arise;
Why enthrall me with your magic,
Haunting lips, triumphant eyes?

For the silence of the night
Swims around me like a stream,
And your eyes have caught the light
Of a moon-enchanted dream,
And your arms glide round about me,
And I fade into a dream.



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