Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MAID SUBURBAN, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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THE MAID SUBURBAN, by                    
First Line: I must confess that I'm afraid
Last Line: Give me the sweet suburban!
Subject(s): Cities; Courtship; Man-woman Relationships; Suburbs; Women; Urban Life; Male-female Relations


I must confess that I'm afraid
To meet the stunning urban maid
In all her frills and finery;
I fear I 'd love her at first sight,
But, in despair, would take to flight
And go to a repinery.

But in the suburbs there are those
Who wear the quaintest quiet clothes,
And manners quite to match them.
These maids smile sweetly and we love—
We love to muse and ponder of
Some happy way to catch them.

The town girl has a regal way,
And, during her triumphant day,
Will hardly bear a curb on.
She 's urban and she makes things hum,
But for to-day and time to come
Give me the sweet suburban!





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