4478551Poems — I loved HimHelen Truesdell
I LOVED HIM.
I loved him, but I would not own
The deep, fond love I felt,—
Though sorrow dwelt upon his brow,
When by my side he knelt.

I loved him, but I deeply vowed
I would not wed again;
And though his fond words touched my heart,
They touched it all in vain.

Ho brought me flowers, the fairest flowers,
To twine amid my hair;
He said those flowers would well become
The brow of one so fair.

But oh! I spurned the gentle gift,
And bade him turn aside,
And seek a fairer, happier one
To be his chosen bride.

For I could only give to him
A sad and sorrowing heart;
And when he 'd ask for smiles from me,
Tears would unbidden start.