A charm invests a face
Imperfectly beheld.
The lady dare not lift her veil
For fear it be dispelled.
But peers beyond her mesh,
And wishes, and denies,
'Lest interview annul a want
That image satisfies.
A charm invests a face But peers beyond her mesh, |
The wind is tossing the lilacs, Beneath the apple blossoms |
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. |
Shall we, too, rise forgetful from our sleep, Or would it still remember, tho' it spanned |
I am not yours, not lost in you, You love me, and I find you still |
When April bends above me When April tells the thrushes, Above his roof the... |
I thought of you and how you love this beauty, Around me were the echoing dunes, beyond me |
I would live in your love as the sea-grasses live in the sea, I would empty my soul of the dreams that have gathered in me, |
Mine eye and heart are at a mortal war, |
That time of year thou mayst in me behold |