Amours de Voyage, Canto III
July 5, 2023A Pair Of Lovers In The Street
July 5, 2023Lovers
I thought, because we had been friends so long,
That I knew all your dear lips dared intend
Before they dawned to speech. Our thoughts would blend,
I dreamed, like memories that faintly throng.
Your voice dwelt in me like an olden song.
Petal, I thought, from petal I could rend
The blossom of your soul, and at the end
Find still the same sweet fragrance. I was wrong.
Last evening in our eyes love brimmed to birth;
Our friendship faded, lost in passion’s mist.
We had been strangers only! Here, close-caught
Against my heart the dim face I had sought
So long! And now the only thing on earth–
Your piteous mouth, a-tremble to be kissed!
Arthur Henry Adams
Arthur Henry Adams (1872-1936) was an Australian poet and critic who was associated with the colonial literary movement. Some of his notable works include "The Secret Life" (1916) and "Ballads of Ballymore" (1912).