Oh, that I were the spirit of these wilds!
I'd make the zephyrs dance for my delight,
And lead a life as happy as a child's.
Echo should tremble with unfeigned affright,
And mock its own weird answers. I would kiss
Eliza's cheek, and touch her lips with dew
Stol'n from the scented rose. And Carrie's laugh
Should be a portion of the silver rills'
Sweet music, breathed mellifluously through
The hearts of generations. She should quaff
The nectar of inspired song, and thrills
Of sweet remembrances of her should strew
The woodland air, as sand-grains strew the shore;
And these two hearts should be my joy for evermore.
Sonnet: - Xi
Charles Sangster
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Poem topics: child, dance, happy, joy, kiss, life, music, rose, silver, song, shore, spirit, touch, laugh, delight, nectar, portion, sweet, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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