Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY LITTLE TRUANT HEART, by MABEL CLELAND LUDLUM


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MY LITTLE TRUANT HEART, by                    
First Line: I built for me a little house / amidst a garden fair
Last Line: I've never understood.
Subject(s): Hearts; Love


I built for me a little house
Amidst a garden fair,
I shut my little heart within
And planned to leave it there.

"Now other people lose their hearts,
But I am wise," I said;
"I'll take away its little clothes
And keep it safe in bed."

On going out one afternoon
To gossip and to tea,
I made quite sure my heart was safe
And then I turned the key.

The other folks had brought their hearts
Dressed up in colors gay,
And some of them were acting in
An unbecoming way.

I thought about my little heart,
At home, tucked safe in bed,
I smiled a most superior smile,
And then -- I turned my head.

Along the open road to us,
As dewy as a rose,
My little truant heart advanced
Without a stitch of clothes!

His hand was holding by the hand
A big heart, strong and tall,
A gallant heart, a handsome heart,
Who heard my small heart's call.

We've built for them a little house,
Amidst a garden fair,
We've placed our little hearts within
And plan to keep them there.

For now they are together,
We know they will be good,
But how my little heart got out
I've never understood.





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