From 'One Day and Another'
What little things are those
That hold our happiness!
A smile, a glance, a rose
Dropped from her hair or dress;
A word, a look, a touch,-
These are so much, so much.
An air we can't forget;
A sunset's gold that gleams;
A spray of mignonette,
Will fill the soul with dreams
More than all history says,
Or romance of old days.
For of the human heart,
Not brain, is memory;
These things it makes a part
Of its own entity;
The joys, the pains whereof
Are the very food of love.
What Little Things!
Madison Julius Cawein
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Poem topics: food, hair, happiness, heart, history, memory, romance, rose, smile, sunset, soul, human, brain, touch, forget, gold, hold, dress, Valentine's Day, love, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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