Lesbia Harford

Here you will find the Poem When my lover put the sea between us of poet Lesbia Harford

When my lover put the sea between us

When my lover put the sea between us 
And went wandering in Italy 
My poor silly heart miscalled his journey? 
'Leaving me'. 
Towns of Spain and Italy he stayed in, 
Each and all of them to me unknown; 
How could he find pleasure being a lover, 
Being alone! 
Truly I was not as fair as Venice, 
Noble as Siena, strange as Rome. 
Certainly he loved Milan and Florence 
More than home. 
I believed his absence had estranged us 
And across the heart-dividing sea 
Sent him word that I no longer loved him. 
Foolish me! 
Came his answer after months of waiting 
Echoing my letter, lie for lie. 
Truth or lies I know not. Which unfaithful, 
He or I.