Poems (Laflin)/Spanish Song

by Ellen P. Laflin

SPANISH SONG.

I COME to thee
From across the sea,
    To thee, Dolores.

I play my guitar
Beneath a star,
    For thee, Dolores.

Two black eyes look down on me,
Two cherry lips they laugh with glee,
    Oh, my Dolores!

A red rose flutters to my feet,
With it comes a message sweet
    From my Dolores.

Looking from behind a fan,
As a Spaniard only can,
    Looks Dolores.

I glance up to the balcony,
A fairy form up there I see—
    It is Dolores!