Love

Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis

by James Elroy Flecker 1884–1915

From Forty-Two Poems (1911)

Love

Come, let me kiss your wistful face
Where Sorrow curves her bow of pain,
And live sweet days and bitter days
With you, or wanting you again.

I dread your perishable gold:
Come near me now; the years are few.
Alas, when you and I are old
I shall not want to look at you:

And yet come in. I shall not dare
To gaze upon your countenance,
But I shall huddle in my chair,
Turn to the fire my fireless glance,

And listen, while that slow and grave
Immutable sweet voice of yours
Rises and falls, as falls a wave
In summer on forgotten shores.

MLA

Flecker, James Elroy. “Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/flecker/29/.

Chicago

Flecker, James Elroy. “Gravis Dulcis Immutabilis.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/flecker/29/.

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