To Helen In A Huff
By Nathaniel Parker Willis
Nay, lady, one frown is enough
In a life as soon over as this,
And though minutes seem long in a huff,
Theyre minutes tis pity to miss!
The smiles you imprison so lightly
Are reckond, like days in eclipse;
And though you may smile again brightly,
Youve lost so much light from your lips!
Pray, lady, smile!
The cup that is longest untasted
May be with our bliss running oer,
And, love when we will, we have wasted
An age in not loving before!
Perchance Cupids forging a fetter
To tie us together some day,
And, just for the chance, we had better
Be laying up love, I should say!
Nay, lady, smile!