HER IMAGE haunts me. Lo! I muse at even,
And straight it gathers from the gloom to make
My soul its mirror, which (as some deep lake
Impictures the cerulean smiles of heaven)
Through the hushed night retains it, when -tis given
To take a warmer presence and incline
A glowing cheek all blushfully to mine,
Saying, -The heart for which thou long hast striven
With pale looks, fancy pale, I grant thee now,
And if for pity, yet more for Love-s sweet sake,
My lips shall seal this promise on thy brow.â?
Thus blest in sleep, who would not weep to wake
When the cold truth from his belief must shake
Such vows, like blossoms from a shatter-d bough?
Dreams Of The Beloved
Charles Harpur
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Poem topics: heart, heaven, mirror, night, sleep, truth, soul, sweet, grant, deep, long, cold, straight, sake, promise, belief, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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