Grant me but a day, love, <br /> But a day, <br />Ere I give my heart, <br /> My heart away, <br />Ere I say the word <br /> I'll ne'er unsay. <br /> <br />Is it earnest with me? <br /> Is it play? <br />Did the world in arms <br /> Cry to me, "Stay!" <br />Not a moment then <br /> Would I delay. <br /> <br />Yet, for very love, <br /> I say thee nay. <br />Ere I give my heart, <br /> My heart away, <br />Grant me but a day, love, <br /> But a day!<br /><br />Mary Elizabeth Coleridge<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/larghetto/