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Walter de la Mare - The VeilWalter de la Mare - The Veil
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I think and think: yet still I fail Why must this lady wear a veil? Why thus elect to mask her face Beneath that dainty web of lace? The tip of a small nose I see, And two red lips, set curiously Like twin-born berries on one stem, And yet, she has netted even them. Her eyes, `tis plain, survey with ease Whate`er to glance upon they please. Yet, whether hazel, gray, or blue, Or that even lovelier lilac hue, I cannot guess: why why deny Such beauty to the passer-by? Out of a bush a nightingale May expound his song; from `neath that veil A happy mouth no doubt can make English sound sweeter for its sake. But then, why muffle in like this What every blossomy wind would kiss? Why in that little night disguise A daybreak face, those starry eyes?
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