BEAUTIFUL darling! Light of mine eyes! Gay as the starling Shoots thro' the skies; Swift as the swallow, and Soft as the dove; Hopeless to follow, and Maddening to love! Ah when she dances! and Ah when she sings! Glamour of glances, and Rush as of wings,— Trill as of coming birds Heard unaware,— Poise as of humming-birds Hanging in air! Starriest, youthfullest Flower of a face! Who shall the truthfullest Tell thee thy grace? @3They@1 comprehend it not, @3They@1 cannot know;— Use it not, spend it not, Spoil it not so! While the world calls to thee I sit apart, I from the stalls to thee Fling thee my heart! Bright eyes to measure it! Small hands to hold! Take it and treasure it! Lo, it is gold! Stage-plays have ending, and Love's ever new! Stage-love's pretending, and Now for the true! Fame's voice be dumb to thee! Fame's banner furled! Come with me, come to the End of the world! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE EXPECTED GENERAL RISING OF THE FRENCH NATION IN 1792 by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD A MAN'S REQUIREMENTS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE SNOW-SHOWER by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT PARTED FRIENDS by JAMES MONTGOMERY THE DEPARTED by JOHN BANISTER TABB AS THE TEAM'S HEAD BRASS by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS |