Classic Poem

Ich wollte bei dir weilen

I sought your side, the only
Peace that I ever knew;
You left me, worn and lonely —
You had so much to do.

I said I gave you wholly
Body and soul; and how
You laughed, laughed long and drolly,
And made a twinkling bow.

With all these things you tried me;
You even dared do this:
You roused and then denied me
A single, parting kiss.

Think not because of my snarling
I'll shoot myself at your door! . . .
All this, my precious darling,
Has happened to me before.