Poems (Radford)/The One I Choose

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4634548Poems — The One I ChooseDollie Radford

Miscellaneous Poems

The One I Choose
How shall I, in my pride, array
  The one I choose,
What purple and what gems display
  For her to use,
What flowing silk and flowered hem,
  What diadem?

What shall I, in my love, desire
  Her eyes to see,
When she steps forth in her attire
  So daintily,
What pathway shall I deem most meet
  For her dear feet?

Each thread of gold, in Heaven wrought,
  Which I receive
To fashion my divinest thought,
  I will inweave,
And twine a rare and royal dress
  For my princess.

In her clear sight the magic earth
  Shall all be fair,
No evil thing will come to birth
  In her pure air,
All paths shall turn to fragrant ways
  Wherein she strays.