my heart stood still

i laughed at sweethearts i met at schools

all indiscreet hearts seemed romantic fools

a house in iceland was my heart's domain

i saw your eyes; now castles rise in spain

i took one look at you; that's all i meant to do

and then my heart stood still

my feet could step and walk

my lips could move and talk

and yet my heart stood still

though not a single word was spoken

i could tell you knew

that un-felt clasp of hands told me so well you knew

i never lived at all until the thrill of that moment when

my heart stood still

through all my school days i hated boys

those april fool days brought me loveless joys

i read my plato

love

i thought a sin

but since your kiss

i'm reading missus glyn