Why did she marry him? Ah, say why!
How was her fancy caught?
What was the dream that he drew her by,
Or was she only bought?
Gave she her gold for a girlish whim,
A freak of a foolish mood?
Or was it some will, like a snake in him,
Lay a charm upon her blood?
Love of his limbs, was it that, think you?
Body of bullock build,
Sap in the bones, and spring in the thew,
A lusty youth unspilled?
But is it so that a maid is won,
Such a maiden maid as she?
Her face like a lily all white in the sun,
For such mere male as he!
Ah, why do the fields with their white and gold
To Farmer Clod belong,
Who though he hath reaped and stacked and sold
Hath never heard their song?
Nay, seek not an answer, comfort ye,
The poet heard their call,
And so, dear Love, will I comfort me -
He hath thy lease, that's all.
Young Love Vi - Why Did She Marry Him?
Richard Le Gallienne
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Poem topics: I love you, dream, never, snake, song, spring, sun, dear, answer, face, foolish, mood, charm, body, belong, poet, youth, I miss you, white, gold, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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