I love her for her tenderness,
Her sweet abiding grace,
Her gentle spirit’s loveliness,
Her earnest, winsome face!
I love her for her happy ways,
Her body’s wondrous bloom,
Her smiles which light the heavy days,
And straight dispel my gloom!
I love her for her honest speech--
Her constant soul’s delight--
Her honeyed lips the gods would teach
To kiss their loves aright!
I love her for she kept for me,
Those lips where perfect bliss
Awaits in reddening ecstasy
Her lover’s eager kiss!