Love

"It Is Not a Word"

by Sara Teasdale 1884–1933

From Flame and Shadow (1920)

Love

It is not a word spoken,
Few words are said;
Nor even a look of the eyes
Nor a bend of the head,
But only a hush of the heart
That has too much to keep,
Only memories waking
That sleep so light a sleep.

MLA

Teasdale, Sara. “"It Is Not a Word".” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/237/.

Chicago

Teasdale, Sara. “"It Is Not a Word".” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/237/.

Read this poem with the Codex →

More by Sara Teasdale