Geraldine
R. Clarke
Why, my heart, do we love her so?
(Geraldine, Geraldine!)
Why does the great sea ebb and flow? --
Why does the round world spin?
Geraldine, Geraldine,
Bid me my life renew:
What is it worth unless I win,
Love -- love and you?
Why, my heart, when we speak her name
(Geraldine, Geraldine!)
Throbs the word like a flinging flame? --
Why does the Spring begin?
Geraldine, Geraldine,
Bid me indeed to be:
Open your heart, and take us in,
Love -- love and me.