You did not know that, gazing on your face,
I took its Beauty to my heart for ever,
Where it illumines every day with grace,
Though Time and tides may sever.
You did not know that, looking in your eyes,
I found their Truth, beyond all need for speaking,
And knew their gentleness a paradise
Worth all a wide world's seeking.
You did not know that every word you spoke
Told me the Courage in your heart abiding,
And bade me watch, where through the cloud-rifts broke
One steady star for guiding.
You did not know. But in my heart I know,
The Beauty, Truth, and Courage that enfold you:
And when we part I do not let you go:
Thus in my heart I hold you.