The Dance

I thought of you when you first held my hand With secret pressure that could only be real Your youthful heart began slowly to expand And it’s first lovers pulse had beat for me Then I lived in thee I thought of you when you caught my eye In deepest silence yours fixed upon mine Poured a melting flood full of sympathy And mingled in my soul with halted time Then I lived in thee I thought of you, when at first your arms Around my waiting form were flung When at my bosom heaved your charms While on our lips our elated spirits hung Then I lived in thee When health was strong, youth was wild When rivals envied and the ladies smiled When through the dances, bounding light When holding tight as the time was right Then I lived in thee