Edith Nesbit Poems

THERE was a day,
A horrible Autumn day,
When from her home, the home she made for ours
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DRAW close the curtains, and shut out
The spring's green glow and glitter;
The resurrection-life of spring
To me brings no fresh blossoming;
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They talk about gardens of roses,
And moonlight over the sea,
And mountains and snow
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'GIVE me thy dreams,' she said, and I
With empty hands and very poor,
Watched my fair flowery visions die
Upon the temple's marble floor.
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LIKE crimson lamps the tulips swing,
The lily flowers their incense bring,
The daisies votive garlands fling
Before the altar of the Spring.
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O THOU, who, high in heaven,
To man hast given
This clouded earthly life
All storm and strife,
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Your touch on my hand is fire,
Your lips on my lips are flowers.
My darling, my one desire,
Dear crown of my days and hours.
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If I could make a pillow for your head,
Soft, pleasant, filled with every pretty thought;
If I could lay a carpet where you tread
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EYES caught by beauty, fancy by eyes caught;
Sweet possibilities, question, and wonder--
What did her smile say? What has her brain thought?
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I

When I lived in the village of youth
There were lilies in all the orchards,
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