"WHAT shall I bring you? Please will white do Best for your wearing The long day through?" "-- White is for weddings, Weddings, weddings, White is for weddings, And that won't do." "What shall I bring you? Please will red do Best for your wearing The long day through?" "-- Red is for soldiers, Soldiers, soldiers, Red is for soldiers, And that won't do." "What shall I bring you? Please will blue do Best for your wearing The long day through?" "-- Blue is for sailors, Sailors, sailors, Blue is for sailors, And that won't do." "What shall I bring you? Please will green do Best for your wearing The long day through?" "-- Green is for mayings, Mayings, mayings, Green is for mayings, And that won't do." "What shall I bring you Then? Will black do Best for your wearing The long day through?" "-- Black is for mourning, Mourning, mourning, Black is for mourning, And black will do." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...APPROACH OF WINTER by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS DOST THOU ASK? by JOHANNA AMBROSIUS TO A CHILD OF THREE YEARS OLD by BERNARD BARTON THE WHITE EAGLE by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE UNCHANGING by FRIEDRICH MARTIN VON BODENSTEDT |