Let us Lie Close

Let us Lie Close written by William Henry Davies

From "Love Poems" (1935)

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Let us lie close, as lovers should,
That, if I wake when barn-cocks crow —
I'll feel your body at my side,
And hear your breathing come and go.

When dreams, one night, had moved our bodies,
I, waking, listened for your breath;
I feared to reach and touch your face,
That it was icy-cold in death.

Let us lie close, as lovers should,
And count our breaths, as some count sheep;
Until we say 'Good night', at last,
And with one kiss prepare for sleep.

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