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Poem by Sara Teasdale


The Mystery


  Your eyes drink of me,
   Love makes them shine,
  Your eyes that lean
   So close to mine.

  We have long been lovers,
   We know the range
  Of each other's moods
   And how they change;

  But when we look
   At each other so
  Then we feel
   How little we know;

  The spirit eludes us,
   Timid and free—
  Can I ever know you
   Or you know me?



Sara Teasdale


Sara Teasdale's other poems:
  1. In a Cuban Garden
  2. Bells
  3. Alone
  4. Morning Song
  5. Understanding


Poems of the other poets with the same name:

  • Gilbert Chesterton The Mystery ("If sunset clouds could grow on trees")
  • Edward Sill The Mystery ("I NEVER know why 't is I love thee so")
  • Paul Dunbar The Mystery ("I was not; now I am--a few days hence")
  • Albert Laighton The Mystery ("I saw a wonderful light")

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