English poem
Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - X In The Nuptial Chamber
by Thomas Hardy
"O that mastering tune?" And up in the bed Like a lace-robed phantom springs the bride; "And why?" asks the man she had that day wed, With a start, as the band plays on outside. "It's the townsfolks' cheery compliment Because of our marriage, my Innocent." "O but you don't know! 'Tis the passionate air To which my old Love waltzed with me, And I swore as we spun that none should share My home, my kisses, till death, save he! And he dominates me and thrills me through, And it's he I embrace while embracing you!"
More by Thomas Hardy
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - V At A Watering-Place
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - VI In The Cemetery
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - VII Outside The Window
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - VIII In The Study
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - XI In The Restaurant
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - XII At The Draper's
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - XIII On The Death-Bed
- Satires Of Circumstances In Fifteen Glimpses - XIV Over The Coffin