Love
Dear? Yes
From Unpublished Songs, Etc.
Dear? yes, tho' mine no more,
Even this but makes thee dearer;
And love, since hope is o'er,
But draws thee nearer.
Change as thou wilt to me,
The same thy charm must be;
New loves may come to weave
Their witchery o'er thee,
Yet still, tho' false, believe
That I adore thee, yes, still adore thee.
Think'st thou that aught but death could end
A tie not falsehood's self can rend?
No, when alone, far off I die,
No more to see, no more cares thee,
Even then, my life's last sigh
Shall be to bless thee, yes, still to bless thee.
Cite this poem
MLA
Moore, Thomas. “Dear? Yes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/469/.
Chicago
Moore, Thomas. “Dear? Yes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/moore/469/.
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