Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume II. Love. 1904. | | | | II. Love’s Nature | | When Will Love Come? | | Pakenham Beatty (1855–1930) |
| | | SOME find Love late, some find him soon, | |
| Some with the rose in May, | |
| Some with the nightingale in June, | |
| And some when skies are gray; | |
| Love comes to some with smiling eyes, | 5 |
| And comes with tears to some; | |
| For some Love sings, for some Love sighs, | |
| For some Love’s lips are dumb. | |
| How will you come to me, fair Love? | |
| Will you come late or soon? | 10 |
| With sad or smiling skies above, | |
| By light of sun or moon? | |
| Will you be sad, will you be sweet, | |
| Sing, sigh, Love, or be dumb? | |
| Will it be summer when we meet, | 15 |
| Or autumn ere you come? | | | | |
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