1. With my soul that visited at night and met
Eyes that the insomnia and the eyelids have made sleepless

2. I greeted her with a kiss for her cheekbones
And treated her gently with my tenderness and kindness

3. And I said I see a withering rose on your cheek
Lo, then, I will pick it with a kiss and pluck it

4. And a delicate, supple curve that is smooth
Why then does it not bend to me for plucking

5. I would gather a full moon, bright star, and a planet
With the light of your smile, your cheek, and your curve

6. And when she saw my passion and her hearing thrilled
She forgot her reticence and snatched a kiss from me

7. Oh what a kiss from her! If I had my way
The chill of saliva would quench the burning embers

8. But she turned and left within my heart and feelings
A blazing hell and tears that know no staunching of flow