Poems (Nealds)/Lady's Answer

by Adeline Martha Nealds

LADY'S ANSWER.

If thou'st planted thy bowerWith many a flower, And bade them bloom for me, I ne'er will twineThese locks of mine, With any thing but flow'rs,

Each gaud and gem,I'll leave to them, Who'd scorn a life like ours.I'll come to night,When the moon's pale light Is hid by a shadowing cloud,

I'll leave the dome,Of my father's home, And his princely turrets proud.Then wait for me,By the linden tree, That grows by the castle wall;

I ne'er will twineThese locks of mine, With any thing but flow'rs,Each gaud and gem,I'll leave to them, Who'd scorn a life like ours.

I'll come to night,When the moon's pale light Is hid by a shadowing cloud,I'll leave the dome,Of my father's home, And his princely turrets proud.

Then wait for me,By the linden tree, That grows by the castle wall; In thy bower of green,I will be queen, And thou be lord of all.