by Amy Levy (1861 - 1889)

At a dinner party
Language: English 
With fruit and flowers the board is decked,
    The wine and laughter flow;
I'll not complain—could one expect
    So dull a world to know?

You look across the fruit and flowers,
    My glance your glances find.—
It is our secret, only ours,
    Since all the world is blind.

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This text was added to the website: 2026-10-20
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