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OUR STARLIT HOUR.
That earth was heaven, and heaven was ours,As we stood there in the midst of flowers All bright with the sparkling dew.
The music swelled, we could see the dance Through curtains of falling lace;Ah! beauty and wealth were there that night,But all I saw was the quivering light Of love on your passionate face.
That once our souls had purely met, That once our paths had crossed—The wine of love, as it sparkled up,We drank till we drained the golden cup, And the hour was lived and—lost.
Back to the world we went at last, Back from the stars and flowers!Away from that fragrant bower of bliss,Yet, all through life remembering this, One beautiful dream of ours.
