YOU LOVED me for a little, Who could not love me long; You gave me wings of gladness And lent my spirit song. You loved me for an hour But only with your eyes; Your lips I could not capture By storm or by surprise. Your mouth that I remember With rush of sudden pain As one remembers starlight Or roses after rain . . . Out of a world of laughter Suddenly I am sad. . . . Day and night it haunts me, The kiss I never had. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ONE OF THE LEAST OF THESE, MY LITTLE ONE' by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ITALIAN PICTURES: JULY IN VALLOMBROSA by MINA LOY THE ARABIAN SHAWL by KATHERINE MANSFIELD SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ELMER BARR by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO A DEAD MAN by CARL SANDBURG ODE: THE MEDITERRANEAN by GEORGE SANTAYANA |