Love

Only a little shall we speak of thee

by Mary E. Coleridge 1861–1907

From Poems (1908)

Love

Only a little shall we speak of thee,
And not the thoughts we think;
There, where thou art — and art not — words would be
As stones that sink.

We shall not see each other for thy face,
Nor know the silly things we talk upon.
Only the heart says, "She was in this place,
And she is gone."

MLA

Coleridge, Mary E. “Only a little shall we speak of thee.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/230/.

Chicago

Coleridge, Mary E. “Only a little shall we speak of thee.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/230/.

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