The Secret.

Only for this and this, Heart of my heart, Ages of men could miss The crown and the mart And the praise of men and books To know how a woman looks When a man and woman kiss, Heart of my heart. There are hidden dreams in your eyes, Heart of my heart, And the dreams have made me wise In the moments apart. Ah, never an age could fail In the sweets of song or tale That could hold of a kiss for prize, Heart of my heart. But whisper the one word low, Heart of my heart, There was something they could not know Of wisdom or art. There is a secret we keep Hidden as valleys of sleep Where the magic rivers flow, Heart of my heart. And only for this and this, Heart o my heart. The gods would glady miss Their starry part; For only they can guess In holy covetousness That ours is the worlds best kiss, Heart of my heart!
David McKee Wright. N.S.W. The Bulletin, 10 November 1921.