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LOVE AND MUSIC |
The complete poetical works of John Hay | ||
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LOVE AND MUSIC
I gazed upon my love while music smoteThe soft night air into glad harmony;
Lapt on the ripples of a silver sea,
I heard the bright tones rapturous dance and float.
Hearing and sight were wed; each flattering note
Meant some perfection of my love to me.
Caressed by music, it was bliss to see
Her form, white-robed, the jewel at her throat,
Her glimmering hands, her dusky, perfumed hair,
Her low, clear brow, her deep, proud, dreaming eyes,
Bent kindly upon me, her worshiper;
The dulcet, delicate sounds that shook the air—
As if love's joy rained from the starlit skies—
Seemed all sweet, inarticulate thoughts of her.
The complete poetical works of John Hay | ||