[net.poems] Midsummer

mj (12/23/82)

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pur-ee!mj    Dec 22 14:08:00 1982




			Midsummer

		You loved me for a little,
		  Who could not love me long;
		You gave me wings of gladness
		  And lent my spirit song.

		You loved me for an hour
		  But only with your eyes;
		Your lips I could not capture
		  By storm or by surprise.

		Your mouth that I remember
		  With rush of sudden pain
		As one remembers starlight
		  Or roses after rain...

		Out of a world of laughter
		  Suddenly I am sad....
		Day and night it haunts me,
		  The kiss I never had.

				Sydney King Russell