Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
IV. Wooing and WinningSomebody
AnonymousS
Somewhere or other to-night;
Somebody ’s whispering to somebody,
Somebody ’s listening to somebody,
Under this clear moonlight.
Running so still and slow,
Talking so soft and low,
She sits with Somebody.
Edged by the foaming roar,
Words never used before
Sound sweet to Somebody.
Deep though the shadow be,
Plain enough they can see,
Bright eyes has Somebody.
Though she is out so late,
All know she ’s at the gate,
Talking with Somebody.
Two shadows on the floor!
Moonlight, reveal no more,—
Susy and Somebody.
Float with the ebbing tide,
“Thus, dearest, may we glide
Through life,” says Somebody.
Makes love to Somebody,
To-night.