If I Were Her Lover

Posted on 16th Feb 2014 07:03 pm by admin

I

If I were her lover,
I'd wade through the clover
Over the fields before
The gate that leads to her door;
Over the meadows,
To wait, 'mid the shadows,
The shadows that circle her door,
For the heart of my heart and more.
And there in the clover
Close by her,
Over and over
I'd sigh her:
"Your eyes are as brown
As the Night's, looking down
On waters that sleep
With the moon in their deep" . . .
If I were her lover to sigh her.

II

If I were her lover,
I'd wade through the clover
Over the fields before
The lane that leads to her door;
I'd wait, 'mid the thickets,
Or there by the pickets,
White pickets that fence in her door,
For the life of my life and more.
I'd lean in the clover—
The crisper
For the dews that are over—
And whisper:
"Your lips are as rare
As the dewberries there,
As ripe and as red,
On the honey-dew fed" . . .
If I were her lover to whisper.

III

If I were her lover,
I'd wade through the clover
Over the field before
The pathway that leads to her door;
And watch, in the twinkle
Of stars that sprinkle
The paradise over her door,
For the soul of my soul and more.
And there in the clover
I'd reach her;
And over and over
I'd teach her—
A love without sighs,
Of laughterful eyes,
That reckoned each second
The pause of a kiss,
A kiss and . . . that is
If I were her lover to teach her.

-Madison Julius Cawein

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Simpler Times

Take me back to those simpler times

When all I sang were nursery rhymes,

When ste

Pyar ka mitha dariya

दोस्ती

प्यार का मीठा दरिया है,पुक�

O, My Friend
O, my friend,
What fitting word can I say?
You, my chum,
My companion of infinite talks,

A Friend
A person who will listen and not condemn
Someone on whom you can depend
They will not flee whe

MAA KO BETI KI PUKAAR

अपना निवाला छोड़कर मेरी खातिर तुमने �

ZINDGI KYA EK KITAAB HAI

क्या जिंदगी सच में किताब है

 

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Poem For A Friend

If I could write a poem,

I would write it just for you.

But I cannot write a poem

saikil ke pahiy fir se ghumay

चलो फिर से बच्चे बन जाते हैं

लौट कर

If I Tell You, Will You?

The answer lies true in my heart,

So if I tell you, will you tear it apart?

Or wi

Kiss Of Love

You sing,

I smile,

"I get a kick out of you,"

You sing still,

And