Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, FACT VERSUS FANCY, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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FACT VERSUS FANCY, by                    
First Line: When last I strolled these ways with grace
Last Line: His circumstances!
Subject(s): Man-woman Relationships; Marriage; Wealth; Male-female Relations; Weddings; Husbands; Wives; Riches; Fortunes


When last I strolled these ways with Grace
We chatted of a country place
And light expenses;
A cottage framed in flower beds,
Yard trees of fir—with close-cropped heads—
And rustic fences.

Then Love was ever to be king
And all the days with songs should ring,
And we would sing them;
Or I might play the rustic squire
And read the classics by the fire—
If luck would bring them.

A market gardener keeps the cot,
And beets adorn the garden spot—
So much for fancies!
Grace wedded, some two years ago,
A millionaire—she chanced to know
His circumstances!





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