Mistletoe Poem by Walter de la Mare

Mistletoe

Rating: 3.1


Sitting under the mistletoe
(Pale-green, fairy mistletoe),
One last candle burning low,
All the sleepy dancers gone,
Just one candle burning on,
Shadows lurking everywhere:
Some one came, and kissed me there.

Tired I was; my head would go
Nodding under the mistletoe
(Pale-green, fairy mistletoe),
No footsteps came, no voice, but only,
Just as I sat there, sleepy, lonely,
Stooped in the still and shadowy air
Lips unseen - and kissed me there.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Susan Williams 24 December 2015

Ah, this is so simple and sweet that I'd like to fall asleep under that mistletoe and see if a soft kiss comes to me

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Kim Barney 24 December 2015

Kissed by a ghost? No footsteps came, no voice, but only, Just as I sat there, sleepy, lonely, Stooped in the still and shadowy air Lips unseen - and kissed me there. Interesting poem.

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Ratnakar Mandlik 24 December 2015

A beautiful poem with wonderful rhyme and beautifully penned. Thanks for sharing.10 points.

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Edward Kofi Louis 24 December 2015

To overcome loneliness. Nice work.

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Amar Agarwala 24 December 2015

Amazing words of a classical poet. They say if you kiss under a mistletoe, your love becomes immortal.

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