She Walks in Beauty
by Lord Byron (1814) — a poem card from Justes Mots
An admiration that lives in a half-light, more grateful than dazzled.
She walks in beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,…
Themes: love · admiration