As if a Phantom Caress'd Me
AS IF A PHANTOM CARESS'D ME.
AS if a phantom caress'd me, I thought I was not alone, walking here by the shore; But the one I thought was with me, as now I walk bythe shore, the one I loved that caress'd me, As I lean and look through the glimmering light—
that one has utterly disappear'd, And those appear that are hateful to me, and mock
me.