by Ernest Dowson.
Originally published in The Savoy (Leonard Smithers) vol.1 #5 (Sep 1896).
All that a man may pray,
Have I not prayed to thee?
What were praise left to say,
Has not been said by me,
O ma mie?
Yet thine eyes and thine heart,
Always were dumb to me:
Only to be my part,
Sorrow has come from thee,
O ma mie!
Where shall I seek and hide
My grief away with me?
Lest my bitter tears should chide,
Bring brief dismay to thee,
O ma mie!
More than a man may pray
Have I not prayed to thee?
What were praise left to say,
Has not been said by me,
O ma mie?