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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TWO OF A KIND, by WALTER TALLMADGE ARNDT
First Line: Down in the glen
Last Line: But he might have treated me some day the same.
Subject(s): Boredom; Ennui
First Line: Down in the glen
Last Line: But he might have treated me some day the same.
Subject(s): Boredom; Ennui
HE:
DOWN in the glen
By the trysting tree,
Somebody's sister is waiting for me.
Under the stars,
In the dewy grass
Waiting for me -- the poor little lass!
And I sit alone
In my cozy den,
A much better place than that clammy glen,
And I think of her tears
As she waits in vain
Till it seems almost cruel to give her such pain.
SHE:
Down in the glen
By the trysting tree,
Somebody's brother is waiting for me;
Waiting in vain,
Though it may seem cruel,
But how can I help it -- the poor little fool!
I know I'm not faithful
As he is -- but then,
Women are never as constant as men
He'll never forgive me;
I know I'm to blame,
But he might have treated me some day the same.
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