Nocturnes of the HoneysuckleI
Forever shed your sweetness on the night,Dear honeysuckle, flower of our delight!Forever breathe the mystery of that hourWhen her hand touched me, lightlier than a flower,—And life became forever strange and sweet,A gift to lay with worship at her feet.
Forever shed your sweetness on the night,Dear honeysuckle, flower of our delight!Forever breathe the mystery of that hourWhen her hand touched me, lightlier than a flower,—And life became forever strange and sweet,A gift to lay with worship at her feet.
Forever shed your sweetness on the night,Dear honeysuckle, flower of our delight!
Forever shed your sweetness on the night,
Dear honeysuckle, flower of our delight!
Forever breathe the mystery of that hourWhen her hand touched me, lightlier than a flower,—
Forever breathe the mystery of that hour
When her hand touched me, lightlier than a flower,—
And life became forever strange and sweet,A gift to lay with worship at her feet.
And life became forever strange and sweet,
A gift to lay with worship at her feet.