Why wilt thou chide, Who hast attained to be denied? O learn, above All price is my refusal, Love. My sacred Nay Was never cheapened by the way. Thy single sorrow crowns thee lord Of an unpurchasable word. O strong, O pure! As Yea makes happier loves secure, I vow thee this Unique rejection of a kiss. I guard for thee This jealous sad monopoly. I seal this honour thine; none dare Hope for a part in thy despair | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EVE SPEAKS by LOUIS UNTERMEYER TO HIS WIFE ON THE 16TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER WEDDING DAY, WITH A RING by SAMUEL BISHOP ON THE COUNTESS OF PEMBROKE by WILLIAM BROWNE (1591-1643) SOUTHERN PACIFIC by CARL SANDBURG THE COMPLAINT OF CHASTITIE by RICHARD BARNFIELD |