A Womans Last Word

I.     Lets contend no more, Love,     Strive nor weep:     All be as before, Love,     Only sleep! II.     What so wild as words are?     I and thou     In debate, as birds are,     Hawk on bough! III.     See the creature stalking     While we speak!     Hush and hide the talking,     Cheek on cheek! IV.     What so false as truth is,     False to thee?     Where the serpents tooth is     Shun the tree V.     Where the apple reddens     Never pry     Lest we lose our Edens,     Eve and I. VI.     Be a god and hold me     With a charm!     Be a man and fold me     With thine arm! VII.     Teach me, only teach, Love     As I ought     I will speak thy speech, Love,     Think thy thought VIII.     Meet, if thou require it,     Both demands,     Laying flesh and spirit     In thy hands. IX.     That shall be to-morrow     Not to-night:     I must bury sorrow     Out of sight: X.     Must a little weep, Love,     (Foolish me!)     And so fall asleep, Love,     Loved by thee.