I loved thee from the earliest dawn, <br />When first I saw thy beauty's ray; <br />And will until life's eve comes on, <br />And beauty's blossom fades away; <br />And when all things go well with thee, <br />With smiles or tears remember me. <br /> <br />I'll love thee when thy morn is past <br />And wheedling galantry is o'er, <br />When youth is lost in age's blast, <br />And beauty can ascend no more; <br />And when life's journey ends with thee, <br />O then look back and think of me. <br /> <br />I'll love thee with a smile or frown, <br />Mid sorrow's gloom or pleasure's light; <br />And when the chain of life runs down, <br />Pursue thy last eternal flight; <br />When thou hast spread thy wing to flee, <br />Still, still a moment wait for me. <br /> <br />I love thee for those sparkling eyes, <br />To which my fondness was betray'd, <br />Bearing the tincture of the skies, <br />To glow when other beauties fade; <br />And when they sink too low to see, <br />Reflect an azure beam on me.<br /><br />George Moses Horton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/early-affeection/
