Midsummer

You loved me for a little,

Who could not love me long;

You gave me wings of gladness

And lent my spirit song.

Rose In The Rain

Elena Ryan

You loved me for an hour

But only with your eyes;

Your lips I could not capture

By storm or by surprise.

Your mouth that I remember

With rush of sudden pain

As one remembers starlight

Or roses after rain.

Out of a world of laughter

Suddenly I am sad...

Day and night it haunts me,

The kiss I never had.

Summer Roses
Edmund Blair Leighton

"Midsummer"
Sydney King Russell

(1897-1976)
American poet, pianist, composer, and musician