Well, as he slept upon her lap she took it as a sign her life was less a dream and more a nap that only promised longer nights and muffled steps She fumbled for the words to pray the banister to give It only gave us quite a stir-- have you forgotten where you live?
Letters on the way won’t send her (A face, up and down, is a lot to remember) She once set a place in the center (It tempted the ground to collect what it lent her)
And soon you’ll see that time is not a willing hand to seek to wed You hear they’ve set the dowry high She’s laughing at you from the bed you climbed only to find yourself alone She paces round, you tell her, \"Dear I took a lover, not a guard\" (but she is not allowed to hear)
One night, I dreamt I heard you say that love is not an end to meet (too quick to catch a roaming eye, too slow to set it down to sleep)
And now, you swore you’d never call his name but still, he’s waiting on the stairs! A suitor’s welcome, all the same-- you know it better than you share