How many smiles in the asking?—
Herein I can not deceive you;
My “yes” in a “no” was a-masking,
Nor thought, dear, once to grieve you.
I hid. The humming-bird happiness here
Danced up i’ the blood... but what are words
When the speech of two souls all truth affords?
Affirmative, negative what in love's ear?—
I wished to say “yes” and somehow said “no”;
The woman within me knew you would know,
For it held you six times dear.