WHAT shall the last word be to-night When I rush away? When the minutes speed with such a flight To make the coming days more bright, What can I say? Of all the tend'rest names, what name Shall I call her then? When I turn back on the path I came What gift can I leave that shall be the same When I come again? What can I ask as her gift to me? Think what I can! A charm to make me utterly Strive in the quest o'er land and sea, -- A talisman? Now, dearest heart, the night is here; I go away! And Love is the talisman, my dear, And Love is all the gift I bring, And Love is the simple only thing That I can say. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SAVING WAY by HAYDEN CARRUTH AFTER THE PAPAGO by JAMES GALVIN A SONG OF COURAGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON IN LOVE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON GIANT RED WOMAN by CLARENCE MAJOR DOMESDAY BOOK: LILLI ALM by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |