YOU GAZE IN SPENDOUR
You gaze in splendour of this night
Of slipping sun and starlit skies;
And what is true of shade and light
Meld in your face and mirrored eyes;
So, hand-in-hand, through cornfields bright,
we murmur softly, whispered sighs:
I love you, love you, love you.
Stand still, my love, for gallant glow
This precious moment proves your grace
Wherein all lovely smiles now flow
And beauties blush upon your face;
Here, pause, reflect on night’s sweet show,
How trembling fingers reach, retrace:
I love you, love you, love you.
And your white blouse builds round each breast
In silhouette, so tinctured thus;
Your smiles, your figure, all are blessed
By Nature’s impulse, calm … less fuss.
This loveliness breathes rest
Upon twinned souls; the two of us:
I love you, love you, love you.









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