| George William (“A. E.”) Russell (1867–1935). Collected Poems by A.E. 1913. |
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| 69. The Faces of Memory |
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| DREAM faces bloom around your face | |
| Like flowers upon one stem; | |
| The heart of many a vanished race | |
| Sighs as I look on them. | |
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| The sun rich face of Egypt glows, | 5 |
| The eyes of Eire brood, | |
| With whom the golden Cyprian shows | |
| In lovely sisterhood. | |
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| Your tree of life put forth these flowers | |
| In ages past away: | 10 |
| They had the love in other hours | |
| I give to you to-day. | |
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| One light their eyes have, as may shine | |
| One star on many a sea, | |
| They look that tender love on mine | 15 |
| That lights your glance on me. | |
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| They fade in you; their lips are fain | |
| To meet the old caress: | |
| And all their love is mine again | |
| As lip to lip we press. | 20 |
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