Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair I dream of Jeanie with the light brown hair, Borne, like a vapor, on the summer air; I see her tripping where the bright streams play, Happy as the daisies that dance on her way. continue reading
Jenny Kissed Me (by: James Henry Leigh Hunt (1784 - 1859)) Jenny kissed me when we met, Jumping from the chair she sat in; continue reading
Lasting Kiss, The (by: Henry Gibson) Did you e'er taste the atmosphere of love? When passion hangs in heavy scents around the room, Where silk'n lips like lucious peaches beckon, Intense desire your mind and body doth consume. continue reading
Lecture upon the Shadow, A (by: John Donne (1573 - 1631)) Except our loves at this noon stay, We shall new shadows make the other way. As the first were made to blind Others, these which come behind.... continue reading
Liebestod (by: Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)) When I was bold, when I was bold- And that's a hundred years!- Oh, never I thought my breast could hold The terrible weight of tears. continue reading
Lines (by: Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792 - 1822)) When the lamp is shatter'd, The light in the dust lies dead; When the cloud is scatter'd, The rainbow's glory is shed; When the lute is broken, Sweet tones are remember'd not When the lips have spoken, Loved accents are soon forgot. continue reading
Lotus Hurt By The Cold (by: D.H. Lawrence (1885 - 1930)) How many times, like lotus lilies risen Upon the surface of a river, there Have risen floating on my blood the rare Soft glimmers of my hope escaped from prison. continue reading
Love (by: Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848)) O Love! thou makest all things even In earth or heaven; Finding thy way through prison-bars Up to the stars; continue reading
Love (by: George Herbert (1593 - 1633)) Love bade me welcome; yet my soul drew back, Guilty of dust and sin. continue reading
