Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DO NOT LOVE ME NOW, by VIOLA CORNETT


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DO NOT LOVE ME NOW, by                    
First Line: The air is ecstasy; to breathe is joy
Last Line: Dark winter's own -- its one bright ecstasy.
Subject(s): Love


The air is ecstasy; to breathe is joy;
The sky is all one dream of flower blue;
This loveliness must needs have some alloy,
Or else my swelling heart will break. Ah, do
Not love me now; save love for bitter days
Of wind and rain, when hearts need comforting
Against the cold. There are so many ways
That one may capture happiness in Spring
That April love is waste; it should be stored
Away in some far corner of one's heart
'Til winter grays the world; then the bright hoard
Can be brought forth. But love should have no part
In Spring and all its beauty; love should be
Dark winter's own -- its one bright ecstasy.





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