Love

Love's Secret

Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For that gentle wind does move
Silently, invisibly,

I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart;
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears,
Ah! she did depart!

Soon as she was gone from me,
A traveller came by,
Silently, invisibly
He took her with a sigh

William Blake
English, 1757-1827