CAPRICE
He said, one spring, that ere the days
Grew warm, and summer twilights long,
And roses set the world ablaze,
And every bird had learned its song—
Grew warm, and summer twilights long,
And roses set the world ablaze,
And every bird had learned its song—
Ere fields with scented ferns were sweet,
And lily petals all uncurled—
That he would teach a heart to beat
For him alone of all the world.
And lily petals all uncurled—
That he would teach a heart to beat
For him alone of all the world.
But when the rose had bloomed and blushed,
And silence followed the birds' tune,
He gave the heart back, torn and crushed,
That learned to love too soon.
And silence followed the birds' tune,
He gave the heart back, torn and crushed,
That learned to love too soon.
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