Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume II. Love. 1904. | | | | III. Love’s Beginnings | | Kate Temple’s Song | | Sir James Carnegie, Earl of Southesk (1827–1905) |
| | | ONLY a touch, and nothing more: | |
| Ah! but never so touched before! | |
| Touch of lip, was it? Touch of hand? | |
| Either is easy to understand. | |
| Earth may be smitten with fire or frost— | 5 |
| Never the touch of true love lost. | |
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| Only a word, was it? Scarce a word! | |
| Musical whisper, softly heard, | |
| Syllabled nothing—just a breath— | |
| ’T will outlast life and ’t will laugh at death. | 10 |
| Love with so little can do so much— | |
| Only a word, sweet! Only a touch! | | | | |
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