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Sunset Gun/For a Favorite Grand-daughter

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Sunset Gun (1928)
by Dorothy Parker
For a Favorite Grand-daughter
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For a Favorite Grand-daughter


NEVER love a simple lad,
Guard against a wise,
Shun a timid youth and sad,
Hide from haunted eyes.

Never hold your heart in pain
For an evil-doer;
Never flip it down the lane
To a gifted wooer.

Never love a loving son,
Nor a sheep astray;
Gather up your skirts and run
From a tender way.

Never give away a tear,
Never toss and pine;
Should you heed my words, my dear,
You’re no blood of mine!