When a girl's fancy flutters to a man,
It is but as a bird that flies and cries;
She has a winged thing's April memories
Of sunshine, and the morning Spring began.
Love at her heart, importuning a tryst,
Finds in her senses little heed of it;
But her bright lips most girlishly admit
The simple homeliness of being kissed.
Kiss and be friends, or, when the kissing closes,
Part, as we were together, merely friends;
Why should we weep because the summer ends,
And some sweet moments ended with the roses?
Hesterna Rosa
Arthur Symons
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Poem topics: girl, heart, kiss, spring, summer, sunshine, together, bird, sweet, bright, morning, simple, april, love, I love you, april fools, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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