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Poems (McDonald)/Serenade

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4414594Poems — SerenadeMary Noel McDonald
SERENADE.
List while I sing to thee, Fairest and best; Chase thy sweet slumbers, Awake from thy rest—Hear the soft melodies Floating afar, Breathed from the strings Of my tuneful guitar.
Steal from thy pillow, The casement unclose; Lift the light curtain That veils thy repose—Softly the moonbeam Its mantle will throw, O'er thy fair tresses And ivory brow.
Part but one bud From the jessamine spray, Press to thy bosom, Then toss it away—Swift through the lattice Kind zephyr will bring Love's fairy token, To bless while I sing.