Arthur Symons is a Welsh author born on February 28th, 1865. His Cornish parents sent him to private school in the mid 1800’s, and he spent much of his time in France and Italy. The Milford Haven native quickly became interested in English. At the age of 16 he moved to London and joined the Rhymer’s...
April Midnight
Side by side through the streets at midnight,
Roaming together,
Through the tumultuous night of London,
In the miraculous April weather.
Roaming together under the gaslight,
Day’s work over,
How the Spring calls to us, here in the city,
Calls to the heart from the heart of a lover!
Cool to the wind blows, fresh in our faces,
Cleansing, entrancing,
After the heat and the fumes and the footlights,
Where you dance and I watch your dancing.
Good it is to be here together,
Good to be roaming,
Even in London, even at midnight,
Lover-like in a lover’s gloaming.
You the dancer and I the dreamer,
Children together,
Wandering lost in the night of London,
In the miraculous April weather.