I dwelt aloof

I  had  withdrawn  in  the  forest,  and  my  song

Was  swallowed  up  in  leaves  that  blew  alway;

And  to  the  forest  edge  you  came  one  day

(This  was  my  dream)  and  looked  and  pondered  long,

But  did  not  enter,  though  the  wish  was  strong:

You  shook  your  pensive  head  as  who  should  say,

"I  dare  not-too  far  in  his  footsteps  stray-

He  must  seek  me,  would  he  undo  the  wrong.

Not  far,  but  near,  I  stood  and  saw  it  all

Behind  low  boughs  the  trees  let  down  outside;

And  the  sweet  pang  it  cost  me  not  to  call

And  tell  you  that  I  saw  does  still  abide.

But  "tis  not  true  that  thus  I  dwelt  aloof,

For  the  wood  wakes,  and  you  are  here  for  proof.

адреса: https://www.poetryclub.com.ua/getpoem.php?id=981349
Рубрика: Лирика любви
дата надходження 26.04.2023
автор: Paulinter