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James Whitcomb Riley - For You
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For you, I could forget the gay
  Delirium of merriment,
And let my laughter die away
  In endless silence of content.
    I could forget, for your dear sake,
    The utter emptiness and ache
    Of every loss I ever knew.--
    What could I not forget for you?

I could forget the just deserts
  Of mine own sins, and so erase
The tear that burns, the smile that hurts,
  And all that mars or masks my face.
    For your fair sake I could forget
    The bonds of life that chafe and fret,
    Nor care if death were false or true.--
    What could I not forget for you?

What could I not forget? Ah me!
  One thing, I know, would still abide
Forever in my memory,
  Though all of love were lost beside--
    I yet would feel how first the wine
    Of your sweet lips made fools of mine
    Until they sung, all drunken through--
    "What could I not forget for you?"
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