LEMONS and roses -- guide-book said -- A courtyard, and a simple bed Or two, for that romantic pair! And so it was, when I was there. In quarters that were so confined You may have found that lady's mind A little trying, day by day, And so you did -- or so they say! But with such wonders for your sight, Such scatter of the stars at night, Such sunset light upon the hills, What need you reck of little ills? You had a prospect to the sea That certainly appealed to me, The garden trim, the valley fair, The folded hills, the limpid air, The almond, winter-blossoming, The buds not waiting for the Spring, The olive trees, the tinkling bells Of sheep among the asphodels. What with the Paradise down there, The scent of lemons on the air, And all the music that you scored -- Chopin! I know you were not bored! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE PAINS OF SLEEP by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE PICTURE OF LITTLE T.C. IN A PROSPECT OF FLOWERS by ANDREW MARVELL THE POET'S SONG FOR HIS WIFE by BRYAN WALLER PROCTER THE SULTANA by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE LAST MAN: MIDNIGHT HYMN by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |