| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). An American Anthology, 1787–1900. 1900. |
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| 1685. Love’s Kiss |
| | | By Helen Hay |
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| KISS me but once, and in that space supreme | |
| My whole dark life shall quiver to an end, | |
| Sweet Death shall see my heart and comprehend | |
| That life is crowned, and in an endless gleam | |
| Will fix the color of the dying stream, | 5 |
| That Life and Death may meet as friend with friend | |
| An endless immortality to blend; | |
| Kiss me but once, and so shall end my dream. | |
| And then Love heard me and bestowed his kiss, | |
| And straight I cried to Death: I will not die! | 10 |
| Earth is so fair when one remembers this; | |
| Life is but just begun! Ah, come not yet! | |
| The very world smiles up to kiss the sky, | |
| And in the grave one may forget—forget. | |
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