Longing
When will I feel your arms again
The warmth of your breath upon my cheek?
The kindling eyes that smiled and told
So many things you failed to speak.
Let me feel your strong embrace
The pressure of firm lips on mine.
The drunken ecstasy that comes
To drench my heart in lovers’ wine.
Hold me close and let me feel
One more the bat of your heart on my breast.
Let me know the sweet repose
That soothes my longing soul to rest.
Query
Why must my heart in silent plight
Wonder and wait for the break of day?
When will it break the chains of night
To bask in the dawn of Love’s New Day?
Dorothy Smith
8 July, 1932
Longing
When will I feel your arms again The warmth of your breath upon my cheek? The kindling eyes that smiled and told So many things you failed to speak.
Let me feel your strong embrace The pressure of firm lips on mine. The drunken ecstasy that comes To drench my heart in lovers’ wine.
Hold me close and let me feel One more the bat of your heart on my breast. Let me know the sweet repose That soothes my longing soul to rest.
Query Why must my heart in silent plight Wonder and wait for the break of day? When will it break the chains of night To bask in the dawn of Love’s New Day?
Dorothy Smith 8 July, 1932