| Jessie B. Rittenhouse, ed. (1869–1948). The Little Book of Modern Verse. 1917. |
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| 52. Love’s Springtide |
| | | By Frank Dempster Sherman |
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| MY heart was winter-bound until | |
| I heard you sing; | |
| O voice of Love, hush not, but fill | |
| My life with Spring! | |
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| My hopes were homeless things before | 5 |
| I saw your eyes; | |
| O smile of Love, close not the door | |
| To paradise! | |
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| My dreams were bitter once, and then | |
| I found them bliss; | 10 |
| O lips of Love, give me again | |
| Your rose to kiss! | |
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| Springtide of Love! The secret sweet | |
| Is ours alone; | |
| O heart of Love, at last you beat | 15 |
| Against my own! | |
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