By the gaily circling glass/Her Mouth, Which a Smile

3231669By the gaily circling glass — Her Mouth, Which a Smile


HER MOUTH, WHICH A SMILE.

Her mouth, which a smile,
Devoid of all guile,
Half open to view,
Is the bud of the rose.
In the morning that blows,
Impearl’d with the dew.

More fragrant her breath,
Than the flower-scented heath,
At the dawing of day;
The hawthorn in bloom,
The lily’s perfume,
Or the blossoms of May.


This work was published before January 1, 1929, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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