Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LIMPING ONE, by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON


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THE LIMPING ONE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: You had no eyes for me, my lad
Last Line: You never called by name.
Alternate Author Name(s): Faulks, Frederick J., Mrs.
Subject(s): Love - Unrequited


YOU had no eyes for me, my lad,
I never met your sight
When fiddles played upon the green,
Or girls walked out at night.

The laughing girls, the dancing girls,
The rosy cheeks for you;
You knew the black-eye's challenging,
The softness of the blue.

You had your pick and choice of girls,
What call had you to face
The little, limping one that sat
Beside the chimney-place.

O, girls enough they cried for you
The day you said good-bye;
And yet I'm thinking there's just one
Whose tears will never dry.

And girls enough wished well to you
The hour you turned away;
And yet I'm thinking just one prayer
Goes with you every day.

And if at last it aids you, lad,
You'll never guess it came
From just the little, limping one
You never called by name.





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