I STOLE a kiss! -- What could I do? Before the door we stood, we two, About to say a plain good-by; She seemed so innocent and shy, But what she thought, I thought I knew. Ah, swift the blissful moments flew, And when at last I said adieu (Perhaps you think me bold), but I -- I stole a kiss. The tale is told; perhaps it's true, Perhaps it was a deed to rue; But when that look came in her eye I thought she wished to have me try -- I don't know how 'twould been with you -- @3I@1 stole a kiss. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CONTRA MORTEM: THE BEING AS MOMENT by HAYDEN CARRUTH JOHNNY SPAIN'S WHITE HEIFER by HAYDEN CARRUTH SORROW SINGERS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON CHAMBER MUSIC: 9 by JAMES JOYCE SONG OF THE OPEN COUNTRY by DOROTHY PARKER A LETTER ON THE USE OF MACHINE GUNS AT WEDDINGS by KENNETH PATCHEN |