AH, lassie fair! thine eyes of blue Betray a heart both warm and true; Yet something bids me stay, beware, For thou art false as well as fair, As fickle as the morning dew. Yet, pretty maid, I would I knew The shortest way to win and woo, For then my love should ne'er despair, Ah, lassie fair! Her soft cheeks tinged a deeper hue, A charming glance at me she threw. She tossed her wealth of dark brown hair With such a gay, coquettish air: "Monsieur, pardonnez-moi, -- adieu. @3Ah, laissez faire!@1" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE BEING ALL ONE by ROBERT FROST TO A FRIEND I CAN'T FIND by JAMES GALVIN THE JOBHOLDER by DAVID IGNATOW AMOUR by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON A MID-DAY DREAMER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON ANCHORED TO THE INFINITE by EDWIN MARKHAM |