Say I’m weary, say I’m sad,
Say that health and wealth have miss’d me,
Say I’m growing old, but add,
Jenny kiss’d me.
— from Jenny Kiss’d Me by Leigh Hunt
v2:
You Kissed Me
We were worlds apart till you kissed me.
I waxed tipsy in your arms. You kissed me.
Every fiber in my body looked up,
longing for your approval. You kissed me.
Gently you pulled me into your orbit,
tugging at my heart--my sleeve. You kissed me.
How did you find me, solitary, lost
as I made my nightly rounds? You kissed me.
How did you come to love my plain face,
pockmarked and pale as chalk? You kissed me.
How can I explain love's attraction? Love's hold?
Is the answer so...so simple? You kissed me.
Even now I reflect your love as if it were light.
Everyone can see that. Why? You kissed me.
V1:
Say I’m weary, say I’m sad,
Say that health and wealth have miss’d me,
Say I’m growing old, but add,
Jenny kiss’d me.
— from Jenny Kiss’d Me by Leigh Hunt
You Kissed Me
You turned me into water. You kissed me.
I swayed, awash in your arms. You kissed me.
Every fiber in my body looked up,
longing for your approval. You kissed me.
Gently you pulled me into your orbit,
tugging at my heart--my sleeve. You kissed me.
How did you find me, solitary, lost
as I made my nightly rounds? You kissed me.
How did you come to love my plain face,
pockmarked and pale as chalk? You kissed me.
How can I explain love's attraction? Love's hold?
Is the answer so...so simple? You kissed me.
Even now I reflect your love as if it were light.
Everyone can see that. Why? You kissed me.
You Kissed Me
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Re: You Kissed Me
I suppose this is a Ghazal.It reads well, Bob. So...so...Simple.
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Re: You Kissed Me
This reads well now, because of the word arrangement in the line.