WHERE art thou gone, light-ankled Youth?
With wing at either shoulder,
And smile that never left thy mouth
Until the Hours grew colder:
Then somewhat seem-d to whisper near
That thou and I must part;
I doubted it; I felt no fear,
No weight upon the heart.
If aught befell it, Love was by
And roll-d it off again;
So, if there ever was a sigh,
-T was not a sigh of pain.
I may not call thee back; but thou
Returnest when the hand
Of gentle Sleep waves o-er my brow
His poppy-crested wand;
Then smiling eyes bend over mine,
Then lips once press-d invite;
But sleep hath given a silent sign,
And both, alas! take flight.
To Youth
Walter Savage Landor
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Poem topics: fear, heart, light, never, pain, smile, wing, gentle, flight, mouth, silent, whisper, shoulder, youth, love, sleep, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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