I Saw Thee Weep

 I

I saw thee weep — the big bright tear

   Came o’er that eye of blue;

And then methought it did appear

   A violet dropping dew—

I saw thee smile — the sapphire’s blaze

   Beside thee ceased to shine;

It could not match the living rays

   That fill’d that glance of thine.

      II

As clouds from yonder sun receive

   A deep and mellow dye,

Which scarce the shade of coming eve

   Can banish from the sky—

Those smiles unto the moodiest mind

   Their own pure joy impart;

Their sunshine leaves a glow behind

   That lightens o’er the heart.