Oh, Mignon’s mouth is like a rose,
A red, red rose, that half uncurls
Sweet petals o’er a crimson bee:
Or like a shell, that, opening, shows
Within its rosy curve white pearls,
White rows of pearls,
Is Mignon’s mouth that smiles at me.
Oh, Mignon’s eyes are like blue gems,
Two azure gems, that gleam and glow,
Soft sapphires set in ivory:
Or like twin violets, whose stems
Bloom blue beneath the covering snow,
The lidded snow,
Are Mignon’s eyes that laugh at me.
O mouth of Mignon, Mignon’s eyes!
O eyes of violet, mouth of fire!–
Within which lies all ecstasy
Of tears and kisses and of sighs:–
O mouth, O eyes, and O desire,
O love’s desire,
Have mercy on the soul of me!
(Madison Julius Cawein)
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