I thought, because we had been friends so long,
That I knew all your dear lips dared intend
Before they dawned to speech. Our thoughts would blend,
I dreamed, like memories that faintly throng.
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Very well written poem. We had been strangers only! Here, close-caught Against my heart the dim face I had sought So long! And now the only thing on earth- Your piteous mouth, a-tremble to be kissed!