I know not why

I know not why the days have grown so charming,

I know not why the nights so sore oppress me,

I know not why my tongue is fast disarming,

And, lest it wound thee, falter to express me.

I know not why thy lightest chiding haunts me,

I know not why thy lightest words impress me,

I know not why thy lightest touch enchants me,

I know not why thy lightest smiles caress me!

I know not why thy my blood flows fast and faster

Why thou dost hold in bitter sweet duress me,

Why of myself I am no longer master,

Why thou dost seem to utterly possess me!

I know not why!