And it was vainly done—
For what are many, if we lack the one!
Edith M. Thomas
“OH, THE BURDEN, THE BURDEN OF LOVE UNGIVEN”
Oh, the burden, the burden of love ungiven,
The weight of laughter unshed,
Oh, heavy caresses, unblown tendernesses,
Oh, love-words unsung and unsaid.
Oh, the burden, the burden of love unspoken,
The cramp of silence close-furled,