I WANT to say it, and I will: -- You are as sour as you are sweet, And sweeter than the daffodil That blossoms at your feet. -- You are as plain as you are fair; And though I hate, I love you still, And so -- @3confound@1 you, darling! @3There!@1 -- I want to say it, and I will! I want to ask it, and I do @3Demand@1 of you a perfect trust, -- But love me as I want you to -- You must, you minx! -- you must! You blight and bless me, till I swear And pray -- chaotic even as you. -- I curse -- Nay, dear, -- I @3kiss@1 you. @3There!@1 -- I want to, and I do! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LITTLE DANCERS by LAURENCE BINYON WAR IS KIND: 12 by STEPHEN CRANE A SONG [OF DIVINE LOVE] by RICHARD CRASHAW THE OLD FAMILIAR FACES by CHARLES LAMB SMALL BEGINNINGS by CHARLES MACKAY THE VOYAGE by CAROLINE ATHERTON BRIGGS MASON ADMONITION by FREDERIKA BLACKNER |