By favourable breezes fanned, A trellised arbour is at hand To shield us from the summer airs; The scent of roses, fainting sweet, Afloat upon the summer heat, Blends with the perfume that she wears. True to the promise her eyes gave, She ventures all, and her mouth rains A dainty fever through my veins; And, Love fulfilling all things, save Hunger, we 'scape, with sweets and ices, The folly of Love's sacrifices. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...STONEWALL JACKSON; MORTALLY WOUNDED AT CHANCELLORSVILLE by HERMAN MELVILLE DAWN AT LEXINGTON by KATHARINE LEE BATES DOMINUS VINAEAE; SPIRITUS AGRICOLA by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH LINES WRITTEN ON A BANK NOTE by ROBERT BURNS |