LUCY is a golden girl; But a man, a @3man,@1 should woo her! They who seek her shrink aback, When they should, like storms, pursue her. All her smiles are hid in light; All her hair is lost in splendor; But she hath the eyes of Night And a heart that's over-tender. Yet the foolish suitors fly (Is 't excess of dread or duty?) From the starlight of her eye, Leaving to neglect her beauty! Men by fifty seasons taught Leave her to a young beginner, Who, without a second thought, Whispers, woos, and straight must win her. Lucy is a golden girl! Toast her in a goblet brimming! May the man that wins her wear On his heart the Rose of Women! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PENITENTIAL PSALM: 143. DOMINE EXAUDI by THOMAS WYATT THE LILY, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE FOR A' THAT AND A' THAT; SONG by ROBERT BURNS LAMENT FOR [THE DEATH OF] THOMAS DAVIS by SAMUEL FERGUSON YEW-TREES by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH ON THE ENGINE BY NIGHT by ALEXANDER ANDERSON |