ONLY a blush! O'er the cheek it swept, In a tint, but a shade more bright, While over the forehead the soft glow crept, Like Aurora's roseate light. Only a blush! 'Twas a single word That the heart's deep fountain woke, And in turbulent gushes, its depths were stirred, For the lips were loved that spoke. Only a blush! Yet the glow revealed That she loved him, and with pride In the armor of many a conquest steel'd, He lingered near her side, And breathed into her credulous ear, In the whim of an idle hour, Vows never forgotten by those who hear When subjected to Love's cruel power. Only a blush! Long it lingered there And assumed a hectic token, When the vows that woke it had vanished in air, And the maiden's heart was broken. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPEAKING TERMS by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: BARRETT BAYS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SLANTS AT BUFFALO, NEW YORK by CARL SANDBURG WE HAVE GONE THROUGH GREAT ROOMS TOGETHER by CARL SANDBURG PRESIDENT GARFIELD by GEORGE SANTAYANA SELLING HER ENGAGEMENT RING by KAREN SWENSON |