Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ALONE WITH JANE, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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ALONE WITH JANE, by                    
First Line: Jane, in a suit of cameron plaid
Last Line: I wish I were n't alone with jane!
Subject(s): Courtship; Daughters; Family Life; Parents; Relatives; Parenthood


Jane, in a suit of Cameron plaid,
Meanders, homeward-bound, with "dad."
You know how well she looks in that
Crowned with a jaunty Scotia hat.
Ah, me! if I could join the twain,
Or skip papa, and just with Jane
Could wander home, I would be glad;
But Jane meanders home with "dad."

Jane dons a dark blue cape and gown,
And, with her mother, walks to town.
How proud and soldierly her mien
When in that martial garb she 's seen!
I would not give her mother pain,
Yet I would like to walk with Jane.
But if I did, mamma would frown;
So Jane, with mother, walks to town.

Jane, in a waist of azure hue,
Sits there and looks me through and through;
Her parents are away, I find.
Thus fortune has at last been kind;
And yet my joy is not complete,
Though Jane is smiling and petite.
My feelings I cannot explain—
I wish I were n't alone with Jane!





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