Mary Elizabeth Coleridge Love Poems
- 1. Chillingham
I
Through the sunny garden
The humming bees are still;
The fir climbs the heather,
... - 2. Blue And White
BLUE is Our Ladyâ??s colour,
White is Our Lordâ??s.
To-morrow I will wear a knot
Of blue and white cords,
... - 3. When My Love Did What I Would Not, What I Would Not
When my love did what I would not, what I would not,
I could hear his merry voice upon the wind,
Crying, "e;Fairest, shut your eyes, for see you should not.
Love is blind!"
... - 4. I Ask Of Thee, Love, Nothing But Relief
I ask of thee, love, nothing but relief.
Thou canst not bring the old days back again;
For I was happy then,
Not knowing heavenly joy, not knowing grief.
... - 5. Affection
The earth that made the rose,
She also is thy mother, and not I.
The flame wherewith thy maiden spirit glows
Was lighted at no hearth that I sit by.
... - 6. An Insincere Wish Addressed To A Beggar
We are not near enough to love,
I can but pity all your woe;
For wealth has lifted me above,
And falsehood set you down below.
... - 7. Larghetto
Grant me but a day, love,
But a day,
Ere I give my heart,
My heart away,
... - 8. Come Home!
When wintry winds are no more heard,
And joy's in every bosom,
When summer sings in every bird,
And shines in every blossom,
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