If you would come to me now, br now that the sweltering day is through; br the tick weed sparkles with dew, br and the dark night br beckons for moonlight. br If only you would come to me now. br br If you would come to me here, br how methodically I would br kiss away all your sorrows br and twirl the delicate strands br of your flowing black hair br around my fingers; you could br rest your head br in my lap to watch the stars! br If only you would come to me here! br br If I could spend this evening with you, br the breath, the life within me br yearns to be renewed br by your silken touch. br br If you would come to me now, br I would spend the minutes as if br each might be the last moments of life. br I would steal you away br to savor you for myself.