 | The Uncollected Poems of Henry Timrod |  |
LADY I DEEM'D NO SPOT ON EARTH
Lady I deem'd no spot on earthSo dear as that which gave me birth,
No smiles so solacing as came
From her who bears a mother's name,
No love so strong our griefs to cure
As that which warms a sister pure,
Till I saw thee in beauty crown'd,
When in those eyes' dark depths were drown'd
Each other feeling, passion, pleasure,
Which was not thine, my brightest Treasure.
Yes, Dearest, yes! where e'er thou art
There is my home there dwells my heart.
| The Uncollected Poems of Henry Timrod | |