When We Two Parted

Lord Byron

1788 to 1824

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Who knew thee too well—
They name thee before me,
Truly that hour foretold
Too deeply to tell.
A shudder comes o'er me—
Sunk chill on my brow—
It felt like the warning
How should I greet thee?—
When we two parted
A knell to mine ear;
Of what I feel now.
Thy spirit deceive.
Sorrow to this.
And light is thy fame;
If I should meet thee
Long, long shall I rue thee,
Colder thy kiss;
Why wert thou so dear?
In silence I grieve,
I hear thy name spoken,
Thy vows are all broken,
Pale grew thy cheek and cold,
In secret we met—
Half broken-hearted
The dew of the morning
With silence and tears.
After long years,
To sever for years,
In silence and tears,
And share in its shame.
That thy heart could forget,
They know not I knew thee,