TELL them, when you are home again, How warm the air was now; How silent were the birds and leaves, And of the moon's full glow; And how we saw afar A falling star: It was a tear of pure delight Ran down the face of Heaven this happy night. Our kisses are but love in flower, Until that greater time When, gathering strength, those flowers take wing, And Love can reach his prime. And now, my heart's delight, Good night, good night; Give me the last sweet kiss -- But do not breathe at home one word of this! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HEART OF THE TREE by HENRY CUYLER BUNNER RELIGIO LAICI; OR, A LAYMAN'S FAITH by JOHN DRYDEN CHANGED by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE QUAKER GRAVEYARD by SILAS WEIR MITCHELL FOUND' (FOR A PICTURE) by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI |