Armenian Poems/To Love
A sweet bouquet of smiles,
A crucible of melting words
Bewitched me with their wiles!
The flowers and bosky glades,
The blue sky's lights, the dew of morn,
The evening's mists and shades;
In thought my hours employ,
And dwell in meditation deep
And visionary joy.
A waft of Eden's air,
The rustle of a maiden's robe,
A tress of shining hair.
Of the transparent brook.
It holds no trace of memory,
When in its depths I look.
I find there floating, clear and pale,
My face! Its waters hold
No other secret in their breast
Than wavelets manifold.
It whispered tenderly:
"Dost thou desire a heart?" it said.
"Beloved, come to me!"
That breathes o'er fields of bloom;
It woundeth none,—a gentle soul
Whose secret is perfume.
To nurse a myriad dreams;
To mournful spirits, like the scent
Of paradise it seems.
To me a whisper stole:
It murmured low, "Dost thou desire
To worship a pure soul?"
My heart's companion still,
To know it as a loving friend,
And guide its chords at will.
But she drew near me, and I heard
A whisper soft and low:
"Thy lyre is a cold heart," she said,
"Thy love is only woe."
She beauty was, and fire,
Pure as the stream, kind as the breeze,
And faithful as the lyre.
Spread wide its wings to soar,
And bade the life of solitude
Farewell forevermore.
A sweet bouquet of smiles,
A crucible of melting words
Bewitched me with their wiles!
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