The Mind
The Sweetest Dream
From Wind-Voices (1883)
Fold, white arms, about me;
Cling, sweet lips, to mine!
Sweetest sweet, without thee
I but waste and pine.
Lean, dear face, above me;
Soft hands, hold mine close;
Let me look and love thee,
O my very rose!
Comfort me with kisses
That your soul comes through;
Let the old dead blisses
Breathe and burn anew.
Lean upon my bosom
Till I feel yours beat,
And your mouth's sweet blossom
Passion make more sweet.
O my sweet one, sweetest,
Love of loves supreme.
This has been the fleetest,
Sweetest, bitterest dream.
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MLA
Marston, Philip Bourke. “The Sweetest Dream.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/marston_pb/273/.
Chicago
Marston, Philip Bourke. “The Sweetest Dream.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/marston_pb/273/.
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