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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
TO A NEW DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, by ANONYMOUS First Line: Forgive me if I speak possessively of him Last Line: "I shall be waiting, hoping you will see / that him you love, is also loved by me" | |||
Forgive me if I speak possessively of him Who now is yours, yet still is mine; Call it the silver cord disparagingly And weave new colors in an old design, Yet know the warp was started long ago By faltering steps, by syllable and sound, By all the years in which I watched him grow. . . . By all the seasons' turnings are we bound. But now, I loose the cord, untie the knot, Unravel years so he is yours alone And if there is a message I forgot Or something that could help you had you known, I shall be waiting, hoping you will see That him you love, is also loved by me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest..."'TIS MIDNIGHT, AND THE SETTING SUN" by ANONYMOUS "'TWAS ROLLOG, AND THE MINIM POTES" by ANONYMOUS 1648 : FOR COSSACKS by ANONYMOUS A CHERRY YEAR / A MERRY YEAR by ANONYMOUS A COMET FROM THE RHYMERS' CLUB AFAR by ANONYMOUS "A FOX, A FOX, UP GALLANTS TO THE FIELDS" by ANONYMOUS A HORSE AND A FLEA AND THREE BLIND MICE by ANONYMOUS "A LAIRD, A LORD / A COOPER, A THIEF" by ANONYMOUS A LITTLE COCK SPARROW SAT ON A GREEN TREE by ANONYMOUS |
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