LOVE'S PHASES

Love hath the wings of the butterfly,

Oh, clasp him but gently,

Pausing and dipping and fluttering by

Inconsequently.

Stir not his poise with the breath of a sigh;

Love hath the wings of the butterfly.

Love hath the wings of the eagle bold,

Cling to him strongly—

What if the look of the world be cold,