I saw a black girl once,
As black as winter's night;
Till through her parted lips
There came a flood of light;
It was the milky way
Across her face so black:
Her two lips closed again,
And night came back.
I see a maiden now,
Fair as a summer's day;
Yet through her parted lips
I see the milky way;
It makes the broad daylight
In summer time look black:
Her two lips close again,
And night comes back.
Smiles
William Henry Davies
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Poem topics: girl, light, time, winter, face, Valentine's Day, summer, night, black, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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