The beauty of the cloudless skies Reflected in her upturned eyes; The gentle motion of her breast; The pearls that like the foamy crest Of one white wave upon the sea There caught the light continually; The fragrance, and the touch of her Sweet breath to my flushed face; the stir Of summer wind; and all that we At that time said, the melody Of mating birds -- these I recall; But she it is remembers all. And so I love to sit apart With her, and, feeling how her heart Beats fondly 'gainst my own, to hear Of things forgotten far more dear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHAMBER MUSIC: 33 by JAMES JOYCE THE FLAME LIGHTS UP by DAVID IGNATOW A SONG OF COURAGE by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON NICHARCHUS UPON PHIDON HIS DOCTOR by EZRA POUND SANTA FE SKETCHES by CARL SANDBURG |