“Dear, I tried to write you such a letter
As would tell you all my heart to-day;
Written love is poor, one word were better,
Easier, too, a thousand times to say.
“I can tell you all; fear, doubts unheeding
While I can be near you, hold your hand;
Looking right into your eyes and reading
Reassurance that you understand.
“But I wrote it through, then lingered, thinking
Of its reaching you, what hour, what day,