Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MATRIMONIAL MELODIES: 6. TO ANY WIFE, by BERTON BRALEY Poet's Biography First Line: All right, I've done something I shouldn't Last Line: Just what all the fuss was about? Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings; Husbands; Wives | ||||||||
All right, I've done something I shouldn't Or failed to do something I should; Though just what it was I'm uncertain, because My memory's not very good. I thought my behavior was perfect. I don't understand why you're mad, But it's evident I'm simply steeping in crime And have got myself in very bad. Did I use the wrong fork for the salad? Did I fail to pass cream for the tea? Did I yawn just a bit at your visitor's wit, Or what was the matter with me? I'm wearing the scratchiest sackcloth, My head in the dust-bin is hid, Oh, please let me live; oh, forget and forgive, Whatever it was that I did! I'm sorry indeed that I did it, Or didn'twhichever's the case. Though I can't recall what I have done, or have not, I'm plunged into utter disgrace. You smile, so I know I am pardoned; My heart gives a leap and a shout. And since all is well, might I ask you to tell Just what all the fuss was about? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV |
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