Poems (Edwards)/I Love Thee Yet
I LOVE THEE YET.
Though change has passed upon thy heart, And all thy early truth is gone,Believe me, I will love thee still, As fond as I have ever done;Though weeks and months have passed away, Since I thy look of coldness met,And though we parted coolly then, I love, I prize thee; fondly yet.
I never thought, I never dreamed, That time could change such love as thine,Alas! how weak was I to weigh Another's truth and love by mine;I look upon the sunny hours I spent with thee, and no regretComes o'er my spirit, for my heart Still loves thee deeply,—fondly yet.
O! mine is not a heart to cast Affection's holy trust away,When once it loves it still remains Unaltered to life's latest day;When I survey the broken ties Of friendship, tears my eyelids wet,And though thy heart is changed—alas! I love thee, prize thee fondly yet.