Only a Blush

ONLY a blush! O'er the cheek it swept,In o tint, but a shade more bright,While over the forehead the soft glow crept,Like Aurora's roseate light.

Only a blush! 'Twas a single wordThat the heart's deep fountain woke,And in turbulent gushes, its depths were stirred,For the lips were loved that spoke.

Only a blush! Yet the glow revealedThat she loved him, and with prideIn the armor of many a conquest steel'd,He lingered near her side,

And breathed into her credulous ear,In the whim of an idle hour,Vows never forgotten by those who hearWhen subjected to Love's cruel power.

Only a blush! Long it lingered thereAnd assumed a hectic token,When the vows that woke it had vanished in air,And the maiden's heart was broken.