I WANT to say it, and I will: -- You are as sour as you are sweet, And sweeter than the daffodil That blossoms at your feet. -- You are as plain as you are fair; And though I hate, I love you still, And so -- @3confound@1 you, darling! @3There!@1 -- I want to say it, and I will! I want to ask it, and I do @3Demand@1 of you a perfect trust, -- But love me as I want you to -- You must, you minx! -- you must! You blight and bless me, till I swear And pray -- chaotic even as you. -- I curse -- Nay, dear, -- I @3kiss@1 you. @3There!@1 -- I want to, and I do! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LAST POST by ROBERT RANKE GRAVES AFTER THE NIGHT by NOUREDDIN ADDIS THE SEEKERS by LUCIA TREVITT AURYANSEN IN THE SHADOWS by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON THE HUMAN TOUCH by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON THAT'S VERMONT by DANIEL LEAVENS CADY |