In the mazes of loitering people, the watchful and furtive, The shadows of tree-trunks and shadows of leaves, In the drowse of the sunlight, among the low voices, I suddenly face you, Your dark eyes return for a space from her who is with you, They shine into mine with a sunlit desire, They say an "I love you, what star do you live on?" They smile and then darken, And silent I answer "You too -- I have known you -- I love you!" -- And the shadows of tree-trunks and shadows of leaves Interlace with low voices, and footsteps, and sunlight, To divide us forever. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BALLADE OF DEAD FRIENDS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE SPARROW by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE UNPARDONABLE SIN by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY BIRD CONVERSATIONS, SELECTION by FARID OD-DIN MOHAMMAD EBN EBRAHIM ATTAR BEING RETIRED, COMPLAINS AGAINST THE COURT by PHILIP AYRES PSALM 14. DIXIT INSIPIENS by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE LARABELLE; CANTO FIRST by LEVI BISHOP THE LOST BOWER by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 2. I KNOW THAT YOU ARE SELF-CONSCIOUS by EDWARD CARPENTER |