FROM THE IRISH
I-d bring you these for dowry
A field from heather free,
White sheep upon the mountain,
And calves that follow me.
I saw you by the well-side
Upon Saint Finnian's Day;
I thought you'd come and ask for me
But you kept far away.
Oh, if you ask not for me,
But leave me here instead,
The petticoat in dye-pot here
Will never fast its red
For me upon the well-slope
To wear on Finnian's Day
My dress will be the sheet bleached there,
My place, below the clay!
Achill Girl's Song
Padraic Colum
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Poem topics: away, never, red, white, field, sheep, place, fast, bring, mountain, follow, thought, dress, saint, Valentine's Day, I love you, I miss you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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