A Rhymeless Song.

Rhyme with its jingle still betrays

The song that's meant for one alone.

Dearest, I dedicate to you

A little song without a rhyme.

The most unpractised schoolboy knows

That quiet kisses are the sweetest.

Safe locked within my arms you lie,

Let not a single sound betray us.

Suppose your jealous mother came

By chance this way and found us here...

Be still, be still, and not a sound

Shall give her warning that we love.