Poems (Follen)/Lines for a young Lady's Album
LINES FOR A YOUNG LADY'S ALBUM.
I love to see the blushing cheek Of gay and joyous youth; Its raptures, all too full to speak; Its innocence and truth.
I grieve to think a blight may fall Upon the lovely flower; Its dewy perfumed leaves may all Be scattered in an hour.
My heart, unbidden, heaves a sigh, And breathes a silent prayer—That storms may gently pass it by, And time its glory spare.