Conneticut Daughter in King Arthur's Court
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Poetic Form: Dramatic Monologue
Inspired: 2024 Augusty29
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When I Was One-and-Twenty
A. E. Housman
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
“Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.”
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
“The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
’Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.”
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, ’tis true, ’tis true.
"A Parody: daughter's inspiration to be like her mom--who love to laugh," ... by The Poet.
When I was two-and-twenty
I heard the foolish say,
Now we know a girl--chose he,
wants to still look pretty,
"Slap, then punch that Golden Rue,
till it goes back to school;
But I was too-dang-pretty,
and guys just wanted me.
So back I'm two-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
"Your tummy tuck, bosom's out
You just marred Mommy's name;
'Was paid by guys with money
told me, look like Mommy."
And I am FREE-and-twenty,
And oh, 'tis true, 'tis true.
Copyright © Hilo Poet | Year Posted 2024
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