I HAVE a smile my friends to greet, Hearty and pleasant for all I meet, Hidden from none: But I have a smile that they do not know, Lit by a deeper, tenderer glow, And I keep it bright in my heart below, Only for one! I have a song for every ear, Leaving an echo to soothe and cheer When it is done: But I have a music of truer beat, Not to be poured at the great world's feet, Richer and softer, and far more sweet, Only for one! I have a love for all who care Aught of its warmth to claim, or share, Free as the sun; But I have a love which I do not hint, Gold that is stamped with my soul's imprint, A wealth of love, both mine and mint, Only for one! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GONE by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE FOUR-LEAF CLOVER by ELLA (RHOADS) HIGGINSON DRAKE'S DRUM by HENRY JOHN NEWBOLT THE PITY OF THE LEAVES by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY - 1918 by JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THE BALLAD OF BITTER FRUIT by THEODORE FAULLAIN DE BANVILLE DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: L'ENVOI by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES EXTRACTS FROM VERSES WRITTEN FOR THE NEW YEAR, 1823 by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |