I kissed her when we strolled the field, The meadowlands of May, When kiss and laughter both concealed The things we dared not say -- I kissed her in the Spring of life Before I thought of house or wife. I kissed her in the heat of June When ev'ry rose was red, When hearts beat, oh, so wild a tune! By youth's mad music led -- I kissed her when she dared to turn Her eyes to mine and let them burn. I kissed her in the Summer night, The night of stars and flow'rs, When peace and joy and calm delight And comradeship were ours, When comradeship had come to bless, Desire had turned to tenderness. I kissed her when her cheeks ran rain, When sorrow overflowed, And saw the sun come forth again, The roses to the road -- And loveliest of all appears The time I kissed away her tears. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CACHE LA POUDRE by JAMES GALVIN ISOLATION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON LETHE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO MARY CHURCH TERRELL - LECTURER by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON THE SEASONS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |