ROSES bloomed on every bush And sweet was all the air As I walked into Shelburne town The morning of the Fair. Roses bloomed on every bush And soft was all the air As I walked in and up and down The morning of the Fair. "Give me a rose, sweet maid," I said "And I'll give you two for one." I kissed her then and each cheek showed A red rose of its own. Roses bloomed on every bush And sweet was all the air As I walked out of Shelburne town The evening of the Fair. Roses bloomed on every bush, The stars laughed in the sky. I'd left my heart in Shelburne town -- Ah, what a fool was I! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BISHOP BLOUGRAM'S APOLOGY by ROBERT BROWNING THE HAUNTED PALACE by EDGAR ALLAN POE GOOD FRIDAY (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE MEETING by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE CLOUDS: SOCRATES' EXPERIMENTS by ARISTOPHANES FOR A ROYAL WEDDING, 29 JULY 1981 by JOHN BETJEMAN |