Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY LADY, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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MY LADY, by                    
First Line: My lady has returned to town
Last Line: The love that warms my formal phrases.
Subject(s): Cities; Country Life; Fashion; Man-woman Relationships; Urban Life; Male-female Relations


My Lady has returned to town
And brought a sylvan sweetness hither;
Her cheeks reflect a rustic brown
That city ways too soon will wither;
But roses glow beneath the tan—
The blooms that dazzled us last winter—
And soon the potent social ban
To proper pink and white will tint her.

My Lady has a graceful pace
That hints of walks in highways rural,
But soon Dame Fashion will displace
The stride with mincing intramural.
The freedom of the woods is gone,
And in the "season's" flare and fashion
My Lady, brilliant as the dawn,
A queen will be for gems to flash on.

Ah, me! we strolled at the "resort"
And talked in accents low and tender;
But now, of course, I must cavort,
With arm about her waist, or lend her
The friendly guidance of my hand
Throughout the german's weary mazes,
And trust to luck she 'll understand
The love that warms my formal phrases.





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