You Ask For Kindness Poem by Peter Mamara

by m. Eminescu (1850-1889)

You ask me for kindness, jokingly.
And you want me
To tell you in French rhyme
— My love for you.

And I am unhappy.
I don't know what to say.
I cannot disguise with a joke
— A secret that I hold back.

You laugh and lean your head on me.
And you search into my eye
— With such poise, sneaky, you.

You see that while I'm in love
I cannot mess about.
Don't you like the fact
That I love you so much?

(1876)

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