Sing, Ballad-singer, raise a hearty tune;
Make me forget that there was ever a one
I walked with in the meek light of the moon
When the day's work was done.
Rhyme, Ballad-rhymer, start a country song;
Make me forget that she whom I loved well
Swore she would love me dearly, love me long,
Then - what I cannot tell!
Sing, Ballad-singer, from your little book;
Make me forget those heart-breaks, achings, fears;
Make me forget her name, her sweet sweet look -
Make me forget her tears.
The Ballad-singer
Thomas Hardy
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Poem topics: heart, light, moon, song, work, meek, raise, long, country, start, book, rhyme, Valentine's Day, sweet, ballad, love, I love you, forget, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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