Midsummer
You loved me for a little
Who could not love me long
You gave me wings of gladness
And lent my spirt song.
You loved me for an hour
But only with your eyes;
Your lips I could not capture
By storm or by surprize.
Your mouth that I remember
With rush of sudden pain
As one remembers starlight
Or roses after rain….
Out of a world of laughter
Suddenly I am sad….
Day and night it haunts me,
The kiss I never had.
-Sydney King Russell
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