Inn of Dreams

<SPAN name="37"></SPAN> <br/> <br/> <p>A Memory</p> <p>O how I loved you when we met<br/> For that one moment of the day!<br/> Yes, loved you desperately, and yet<br/> Could scarcely find a word to say—<br/> No wonder that you looked and smiled<br/> As though upon some timid child.<br/> You never guessed, how could you guess<br/> That I adored your loveliness!</p> <p>You never saw the prisoned soul<br/> Behind the windows of my eyes,<br/> Frantic to break from fate's control<br/> And charm you with her flatteries . . .<br/> And show you, your cold heart to move,<br/> The shining treasure of her love,<br/> And worship in a long embrace,<br/> The reckless beauty of your face!</p> <p>You never knew . . . and the dream died<br/> A broken rose beneath your feet . . .<br/> You went your way . . . the world is wide<br/> And I forgot, for youth is sweet . . .<br/> Yet when at night I lie awake,<br/> My heart is sad for a dream's sake,<br/> And I remember and regret . . .<br/> O how I loved you when we met!</p> <br/> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />