My darling lies down in her soft white bed, <br />And she laughs at me. <br />Her laughter has flushed her pale cheeks with red. <br />Her eyes dance with glee. <br />My darling lies close in her warm white bed, <br />And she will not rise. <br />I will shower kisses down on her sleepyhead <br />Till she close her eyes. <br />Gioja's no happier fresh from the South. <br />But my kisses free <br />Will straiten the curves of this teasing mouth, <br />If it laughs at me.<br /><br />Lesbia Harford<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/lie-a-bed-2/
