CURLS AND COUPLETS.
The forehead where it lieth
Rarely holds a deeper thought
Than of where the blue moth flieth,
And of how it may be caught.
Rarely holds a deeper thought
Than of where the blue moth flieth,
And of how it may be caught.
The bright head where it beameth
Rolls o'er the daisied earth,
With a heart-fill'd laugh, that seemeth
Like the trumpet-call of Mirth.
Rolls o'er the daisied earth,
With a heart-fill'd laugh, that seemeth
Like the trumpet-call of Mirth.
It glitters fresh and purely,
Like the sea-shell, fathoms low;
'Tis the only gem that surely
Addeth halo to the brow.
Like the sea-shell, fathoms low;
'Tis the only gem that surely
Addeth halo to the brow.
Humming-birds when resting
On the citron green;
Stars the night-cloud cresting,
Ere the moon is seen;
On the citron green;
Stars the night-cloud cresting,
Ere the moon is seen;
Dewdrops in the dingle,
Noon-lit harvest shocks,
Foam upon the shingle;
Ye are dimm'd by Childhood's locks.
Noon-lit harvest shocks,
Foam upon the shingle;
Ye are dimm'd by Childhood's locks.
Oh! Manhood's knightly feather,
And Womanhood's rich pearl—
Ye would not weigh together,
Against Childhood's golden curl.
And Womanhood's rich pearl—
Ye would not weigh together,
Against Childhood's golden curl.
There's a Curl of bitter sadness,
That is found when Peace and Gladness
Have departed:
When the World hath made the bosom,
Like a canker-eaten blossom,
Leper-hearted.
That is found when Peace and Gladness
Have departed:
When the World hath made the bosom,
Like a canker-eaten blossom,
Leper-hearted.
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