Did Not
'Twas a new feeling - something more
Than we had dared to own before,
Which then we hid not;
We saw it in each other's eye,
And wished, in every half-breathed sigh,
To speak, but did not.
She felt my lips' impasssioned touch -
'Twas the first time I dared so much,
And yet she chid not;
But whispered o'er my burning brow,
"Oh, do you doubt I love you now?"
Sweet soul! I did not.
Warmly I felt her bosom thrill,
I pressed it closer, closer still,
Though gently bid not;
Till - oh! the world hath seldom heard
Of lovers, who so nearly erred,
And yet, who did not.
Thomas Moore 1779-1852
From 'Victoria's Words of Love' volume one
5 comments:
Feliz dia de San Valentino Aguja! (I hope I got that right, Dora the Explorer taught me that)
¡Perfecto Melissa! Igualmente. My cat, Rupert, is anxious to add a few words, but I shall leave it at a slobbery purr as he has already deleted my comment once!
Thomas Moore!That's a good choice you've made to celebrate this love love day.
Thanks Aguja for coming to my recién estrenado blog
Hugs :)
And as you see I keep on visiting my true friends!
What beautiful prose! Thanks for posting. Happy Valentine's Day! xo style, she wrote
Dulce, Style, thank you for stopping by and commenting. Dulce, I see.
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