Words
I cannot tell what I would tell thee, What I would say, what thou shouldst hear: Words of the soul that should compell thee, Words of the heart to draw thee near. For when thou smilest, thou, who fillest My life with joy, and I would speak, 'T is then my lips and tongue are stillest, Knowing all language is too weak. Look in my eyes: read there confession: The truest love has least of art: Nor needs it words for its expression When soul speaks soul and heart speaks heart.
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