Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CONFESSION, by FREDERIC FAIRCHILD SHERMAN


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CONFESSION, by                    
First Line: When first I held you in my arms and pressed
Last Line: And love makes me a poet where you are.
Subject(s): Love


When first I held you in my arms and pressed
You to my heart, lo, like the lifting tide,
I felt your love beat up against my side
With murmurings of secrets half-confessed!
Like the refreshing waves your kisses blessed
My lips, when laughingly and happy-eyed
You on my shoulder dropped your head to hide
Your joy and dreamed a moment on my breast.

The wonder of the ever-changing skies,
Of clouds and mists, and every glorious star
Is in the beauty of your wondrous eyes;
The mystery of lisping gales afar
Stirs in the softest whisper of your sighs,
And Love makes me a poet where you are.





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