Don'T Tell The World That You'Re Waiting For Me Poem by Eliza Cook

Don'T Tell The World That You'Re Waiting For Me

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THREE summers have gone since the first time we met, love,
And still 'tis in vain that I ask thee to wed ;
I hear no reply but a gentle " Not yet, love,"
With a smile of your lip, and a shake of your head.
Ah ! how oft have I whispered, how oft have I sued thee,
And breathed my soul's question of " When shall it be ?"
You know, dear, how long and how truly I've wooed thee,
So don't tell the world that you're waiting for me.

I have fashioned a home, where the fairies might dwell, love,
I've planted the myrtle, the rose, and the vine ;
But the cottage to me is a mere hermit's cell, love,
And the bloom will be dull till the flowers are thine.
I've a ring of bright gold, which I gaze on when lonely,
And sigh with Hope's eloquence, " When will it be ?"
There needs but thy " Yes," love--one little word only,
So don't tell the world that you're waiting for me.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 12 November 2018

Yes and Love truly need their there have nothing without this little word if they get- no need anything more!

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Haidee Majola 12 November 2018

What a lovely poem. What a frustration Thus waiting can make you slender without dieting... Thanks for posting... Enjoyed.

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Ramesh T A 12 November 2018

Love without a yes for affirmation is long waiting business in life sure!

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Deepak Kumar Pattanayak 12 November 2018

This is one of the best feelings of love ever portrayed in elegant and graceful way..........thanks for sharing

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Kumarmani Mahakul 12 November 2018

You know, dear, how long and how truly I've wooed thee, So don't tell the world that you're waiting for me.......touching and impressive expression with lofty theme. A beautiful poem on love nicely executed.

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Britte Ninad 11 June 2020

There needs but thy " Yes, " love- one little word only, So don't tell the world that you're waiting for me.....brilliant penning

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Kyvin Nash 12 November 2019

Amazing and lovely

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Aniruddha Pathak 12 November 2019

Wow, what a lovely poem so brilliantly penned, full of frustration, but still filled with hope!

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Mahtab Bangalee 12 November 2019

I've a ring of bright gold, which I gaze on when lonely, And sigh with Hope's eloquence, " When will it be? " ..///lovely poem penned

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Orbiam Simon 12 November 2019

Yes, I won't tell anyone because of love, for love conquers the world.

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Eliza Cook

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