Love

Song

by Alice Duer Miller 1874–1942

From An American Anthology (1900)

Love

The light of spring
On the emerald earth,
A man, a maid,
And a mood of mirth;
A foolish jest,
That a smile amends —
It took no more
To make us friends.

An evening breeze,
The year in bloom,
Lips quickly met
In the garden's gloom;
The trees about us,
The stars above —
It took no more
To teach us love.

Frost in the air —
The air like wine —
Go you your way,
And I'll go mine.
Lightly we part
Who lightly met —
What more is needed,
When both forget?

MLA

Miller, Alice Duer. “Song.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/miller_ad/0/.

Chicago

Miller, Alice Duer. “Song.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/miller_ad/0/.

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