DON'T TELL THE WORLD THAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR ME - Eliza Cook Poems

 
 

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DON'T TELL THE WORLD THAT YOU'RE WAITING FOR ME

THREE summers have gone since the first time we met, love,
    And still 'tis in vain that I ask thee to wed;
I hear no reply but a gentle "Not yet, love,"
    With a smile of your lip, and a shake of your head.
Ah! how oft have I whispered, how oft have I sued thee,
    And breathed my soul's question of "When shall it be?"
You know, dear, how long and how truly I've wooed thee,
    So don't tell the world that you're waiting for me.

I have fashioned a home, where the fairies might dwell, love,
    I've planted the myrtle, the rose, and the vine;
But the cottage to me is a mere hermit's cell, love,
    And the bloom will be dull till the flowers are thine.
I've a ring of bright gold, which I gaze on when lonely,
    And sigh with Hope's eloquence, "When will it be?"
There needs but thy "Yes," love--one little word only,
    So don't tell the world that you're waiting for me.