Love Lightly

There were Roses in the hedges, and Sunshine in the sky,

Red Lilies in the sedges, where the water rippled by,

A thousand Bulbuls singing, oh, how jubilant they were,

And a thousand flowers flinging their sweetness on the air.

But you, who sat beside me, had a shadow in your eyes,

Their sadness seemed to chide me, when I gave you scant replies;

You asked “Did I remember?” and “When had I ceased to care?”

In vain you fanned the ember, for the love flame was not there.

“And so, since you are tired of me, you ask me to forget,

What is the use of caring, now that you no longer care?

When Love is dead his Memory can only bring regret,

But how can I forget you with the flowers in your hair?”

What use the scented Roses, or the azure of the sky?

They are sweet when Love reposes, but then he had to die.

What could I do in leaving you, but ask you to forget,–

I suffered, too, in grieving you; I all but loved you yet.

But half love is a treason, that no lover can forgive,

I had loved you for a season, I had no more to give.

You saw my passion faltered, for I could but let you see,

And it was not I that altered, but Fate that altered me.

And so, since I am tired of love, I ask you to forget,

What is the use you caring, now that I no longer care?

When Love is dead, his Memory can only bring regret;

Forget me, oh, forget me, and my flower-scented hair!

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• Владимир Маяковский – Смотри, крестьянин (РОСТА №463) by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Смотри, чтоб праздник перешел и в будни by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Служака by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Слушай, шахтер!.. (РОСТА №843) by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Слушай, наводчик by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Слово “Товарищ” говоришь ты?! (РОСТА №449) by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Слегка нахальные стихи товарищам из ЭМКАХИ by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Славянский вопрос-то решается просто by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Сказка про купцову нацию, мужика и кооперацию by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Сказка о Пете, толстом ребенке, и о Симе, который тонкий by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Сказка о красной шапочке by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Сказка для шахтера-друга про шахтерки, чуни и каменный уголь by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Шумики, шумы и шумищи by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Шляпами панов не забить… (РОСТА №222) by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Шестой by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Севастопольский корреспондент “Матен” сообщает… (РОСТА №507) by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Серые! К вам орем вниз мы… (РОСТА №313) by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Сердитый дядя by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Селькор by Владимир Маяковский
• Владимир Маяковский – Сейчас беднее нас нет… (РОСТА №742) by Владимир Маяковский

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