In the Metropolitan Museum

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In the Metropolitan Museum
by Sara Teasdale
From Helen of Troy and Other Poems Part II

Within the tiny Pantheon
      We stood together silently,
Leaving the restless crowd awhile
      As ships find shelter from the sea.

The ancient centuries came back
      To cover us a moment's space,
And thro' the dome the light was glad
      Because it shone upon your face.

Ah, not from Rome but farther still,
      Beyond sun-smitten Salamis,
The moment took us, till you stooped
      To find the present with a kiss.


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