Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, ROSY APPLE, by ANONYMOUS


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ROSY APPLE, by                    
First Line: "rosy apple, lemon, or pear"
Last Line: Mother's runaway daughter
Variant Title(s): A Wedding
Subject(s): Brides;holidays;valentine's Day


ROSY apple, lemon, or pear,
Rosy apple, lemon, or pear,
Bunch of roses she shall wear:
Gold and silver by her side,
I know who will be the bride.
Take her by her lily-white hand,
Lead her to the altar;
Give her kisses, -- one, two, three, --
Mother's runaway daughter.





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