Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY VALENTINE, by RAY CLARKE ROSE First Line: But once a year the fates, my dear Last Line: To-day and all the days to come! Subject(s): Courtship; Holidays; Valentine's Day | ||||||||
But once a year the Fates, my dear, Permit me thus to write to you Alas! they don't insure this won't Seem ludicrous or trite to you. For weeks I 've penned stray lines to blend In singing verse to woo your heart; But words are weak, nor half bespeak My love. Ah, if I knew your heart! These winter days, when you upraise Your eyes, and, smiling, glance my way, Fair summer smiles with all her wiles, And joys, light-footed, dance my way. But if you frownah! then the town Becomes a frigid waste to me, And black despair broods everywhere, And sorrows crowd in haste to me. All this and more. Since I adore So fondly, may I court you, dear? I 'll buy you things, bonbons and rings, And later I 'll support you, dear. Come to me, sweet, slow-paced or fleet, Choose any of the ways to come; Be, maid of mine, my valentine To-day and all the days to come! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CHILD IS BORN by RAY CLARKE ROSE A CHRISTMAS WISH by RAY CLARKE ROSE A DUPLICATE GAME by RAY CLARKE ROSE A GAME OF TENNIS by RAY CLARKE ROSE A GOOD CIGAR by RAY CLARKE ROSE A LOST TALISMAN by RAY CLARKE ROSE A NEW WOMAN by RAY CLARKE ROSE A PLACE OF REFUGE by RAY CLARKE ROSE A PRESENTATION by RAY CLARKE ROSE |
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