I. GIVE me kisses! Do not stay, Counting in that careful way. All the coins your lips can print Never will exhaust the mint. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! II. Give me kisses! Do not stop, Measuring nectar by the drop. Though to millions they amount, They will never drain the fount. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! III. Give me kisses! All is waste Save the luxury we taste; And for kissing, -- kisses live Only when we take or give. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! IV. Give me kisses! Though their worth Far exceeds the gems of earth, Never pearls so rich and pure Cost so little, I am sure. Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! V. Give me kisses! Nay, 't is true I am just as rich as you; And for every kiss I owe, I can pay you back, you know Kiss me, then, Every moment -- and again! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON THE RHINE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES SONGS ON THE VOICES OF BIRDS; SEA-MEWS IN WINTER TIME by JEAN INGELOW NOVEMBER, 1806 by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ON RECEIPT OF A RARE PIPE by W. H. B. I SHALL HAVE PEACE AGAIN (WRITTEN AFTER READING 'RIDERS TO THE SEA' by FLORA LOUISE BAILEY |