The Awakening
When you lie sleeping; golden hair Tossed on your pillow, sea shell pink Ears that nestle, I forbear A moment while I look and think How you are mine, and if I dare To bend and kiss you lying there. * * * * * A Raphael in the flesh! Resist I cannot, though to break your sleep Is thoughtless of me - you are kissed And roused from slumber dreamless, deep - You rub away the slumber's mist, You scold and almost weep. * * * * * It is too bad to wake you so, Just for a kiss. But when awake You sing and dance, nor seem to know You slept a sleep too deep to break From which I roused you long ago For nothing but my passion's sake - What though your heart should ache!
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"When you lie sleeping; golden hair..."
This evocative piece by Edgar Lee Masters, titled "The Awakening", represents a masterful exploration of classic. The lines capture a profound emotional resonance... ### Why We Love This Line At Linespedia, we believe that poetry is the ultimate sanctuary for the soul...