Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LIVE IN MY HEART AND PAY NO RENT, by SAMUEL LOVER Poet's Biography First Line: Voureen, when your days were bright Last Line: Live in my heart, mavourneen! Subject(s): Courtship | ||||||||
'VOURNEEN, when your days were bright, Never an eye did I dare to lift to you, But now, in your fortune's blight, False ones are flying in sunshine that knew you; But still on one welcome true rely, Tho' the crops may fail, and the cow go dry. And your cabin be burned, and all be spent, Come, live in my heart and pay no rent; Come, come, live in my heart, Live in my heart and pay no rent; Come, come, live in my heart, Live in my heart, mavourneen! 'Vourneen, dry up those tears, The sensible people will tell you to wait, dear, But ah! in the wasting of Love's young years, On our innocent hearts we're committing a chate, dear. For hearts when they're young should make the vow, For when they are old they don't know how; So marry at once and you'll not repent, When you live in my heart and pay no rent, Come, come, live in my heart, Live in my heart and pay no rent, Come, come, live in my heart, Live in my heart, mavourneen! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AS YOU WALK OUT ONE MORNING by GLYN MAXWELL TALE OF THE MAYOR'S SON by GLYN MAXWELL THE RIVALS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON MARJORIE'S WOOING by EMMA LAZARUS THE FORTUNATE SPILL by MARILYN NELSON REQUEST TO LEDA by DYLAN THOMAS FATHER LAND AND MOTHER TONGUE by SAMUEL LOVER |
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