Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NOT TO BE WON, by NORMAN ROWLAND GALE


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First Line: Tis said there flashes in her wit
Last Line: She breaks my heart by staying here.
Subject(s): Courtship; Man-woman Relationships; Male-female Relations


'TIS said there flashes in her wit
A starry glow
That lights a thought, and keeps it lit
As folly's foe.
It may be so;
I only know
Her silences are exquisite.

'Tis said she easily commands,
As to and fro
She moves among adoring bands,
Desire to grow.
It may be so;
I only know
She makes a heaven where she stands.

'Tis said that early in the year
My Love will go
A world away, with all that's dear
In overflow.
It may be so;
I only know
She breaks my heart by staying here.





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