Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LYRICAL INTERLUDE: 37, by HEINRICH HEINE


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LYRICAL INTERLUDE: 37, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Ah, were I but the footstool e'en
Last Line: The thoughts that in me live and whirl
Subject(s): Hearts; Love


AH, were I but the footstool e'en
On which my loved one's foot doth rest,
I ne'er to grumble should be seen,
However hard I might be press'd.

(The heart speaks.)

Ah, were I but the cushion soft
Wherein her pins she's wont to stick,
And 'twere her will to prick me oft,
I should rejoice at every prick.

(The song speaks.)

Ah, were I but the paper dear
Wherewith she's wont her hair to curl,
I'd gently whisper in her ear
The thoughts that in me live and whirl





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