Love

Intrigue X. I have seen thy face aflame

by Stephen Crane 1871–1900

From War Is Kind (1899)

Love

I have seen thy face aflame
For love of me,
Thy fair arms go mad,
Thy lips tremble and mutter and rave.
And--surely--
This should leave a man content?
Thou lovest not me now,
But thou didst love me,
And in loving me once
Thou gavest me an eternal privilege,
For I can think of thee.

MLA

Crane, Stephen. “Intrigue X. I have seen thy face aflame.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/103/.

Chicago

Crane, Stephen. “Intrigue X. I have seen thy face aflame.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crane/103/.

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