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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ASKING, by ANONYMOUS First Line: He stole from my bodice a rose Last Line: "when he asks me, I will not say so" Subject(s): Clothing & Dress | |||
HE stole from my bodice a rose, My cheek was its color the while; But, ah, the sly rogue! he well knows, Had he asked it, I must have said no. He snatched from my lips a soft kiss; I tried at a frown -- 't was a smile; For, ah, the sly rogue! he knows this: Had he asked it, I must have said no. That "asking" in love's a mistake, It puts one in mind to refuse; 'T is best not to ask, but to take; For it saves one the need to say no. Yet, stay -- this is folly I've said; Some things should be asked if desired; My rogue hopes my promise to wed; When he asks me, I will not say no. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DRESSING MY DAUGHTERS by MARK JARMAN IT'S HARD TO KEEP A CLEAN SHIRT CLEAN by JUNE JORDAN ODE TO A DRESSMAKER'S DUMMY by DONALD JUSTICE |
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