This is one of my earliest pieces, I hope you like it:

Hither, hither, love
'Tis a shady mead
Hither, hither, love!
Let us feed and feed!

Hither, hither, sweet
'Tis a cowslip bed
Hither, hither, sweet!
'Tis with dew bespread!

Hither, hither, dear
By the breath of life,
Hither, hither, dear!
Be the summer's wife!

Though one moment's pleasure
In one moment flies
Though the passion's treasure
In one moment dies;

Yet it has not passed
Think how near, how near!
And while it doth last,
Think how dear, how dear!

Hither, hither, hither
Love its boon has sent
If I die and wither
I shall die content!

What though while the wonders of nature exploring,     I cannot your light, mazy footsteps attend; Nor listen to accents, that almost adoring,     Bless Cynthia’s face, the enthusiast’s friend: Yet over the steep, whence the mountain stream rushes,     With you, kindest friends, in idea I rove; Mark the clear tumbling crystal, its passionate gushes,     Its spray that the wild...

Added 09 Jul 2008 | Category Love Poems | Votes 3 | Avg Score 4.67 | Views 1,469