Poems (Bacon)/The sailor

by Josephine Daskam Bacon

THREE SONGS

I. THE SAILOR

You hold me for a day, my dear,  I lose you for a life, And that 's the sailor's way, my dear,  A love, but not a wife. 'T is never I will blame you,  'T is not my eyes are wet, But 't is I that must remember— 'T is you that will forget.

You kiss me for a night, my dear,  I kiss you for the years, And that 's the sailor's right, my dear,  And life 's too short for tears. 'T is never I will stay you  When once the moon has set, But 'tis I that must remember— 'T is you that will forget.