Love
The Gentle Traveller
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Love
"Through many a land your journey ran,
And showed the best the world can boast:
Now tell me, traveller, if you can,
The place that pleased you most."
She laid her hands upon my breast,
And murmured gently in my ear,
"The place I loved and liked the best
Was in your arms, my dear!"
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Codex Note
From "Lyrics of Labour and Romance".
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MLA
Dyke, Henry van. “The Gentle Traveller.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/57/.
Chicago
Dyke, Henry van. “The Gentle Traveller.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/57/.
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