Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A THIEF'S APOLOGY, by ROBERT PORTER ST. JOHN


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First Line: I stole a kiss! - what could I do?
Last Line: I stole a kiss.
Subject(s): Kisses


I STOLE a kiss! -- What could I do?
Before the door we stood, we two,
About to say a plain good-by;
She seemed so innocent and shy,
But what she thought, I thought I knew.

Ah, swift the blissful moments flew,
And when at last I said adieu
(Perhaps you think me bold), but I --
I stole a kiss.

The tale is told; perhaps it's true,
Perhaps it was a deed to rue;
But when that look came in her eye
I thought she wished to have me try --
I don't know how 'twould been with you --
I stole a kiss.





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