 | Poems by Julia C. R. Dorr |  |
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IDLE WORDS
I.
Once I said,Seeing two soft, starry eyes
Darkly bright as midnight skies,—
Eyes prophetic of the power
Sure to be thy woman's dower,
When the years should crown thee queen
Of the realm as yet unseen,—
“Some time, sweet, those eyes shall make
Lovers mad for their sweet sake!”
II.
Once I said,Seeing tresses, golden-brown,
In a bright shower falling down
Over neck and bosom white
As an angel's clad in light—
Odorous tresses drooping low
O'er a forehead pure as snow,—
“Some time, sweet, in thy soft hair
Love shall set a shining snare!”
III.
Once I said,Seeing lips whose crimson hue
Mocked the roses wet with dew,—
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Pure, proud lips, serenely calm,—
Tender lips, whose smiling grace
Lit with splendor all the face,—
“Sweet, for kiss of thine some day
Men will barter souls away!”
IV.
Idly said!God hath taken care of all
Joy or pain that might befall!
Lover's lip shall never thrill
At thy kisses, soft and still;
Lover's heart shall never break
In sore anguish for thy sake;
Lover's soul for thee shall know
Nor love's rapture, nor its woe;—
All is said!
| Poems by Julia C. R. Dorr | |