O BRIDESMAID, ere the happy knot was tied, Thine eyes so wept that they could hardly see; Thy sister smiled and said, 'No tears for me! A happy bridesmaid makes a happy bride.' And then, the couple standing side by side, Love lighted down between them full of glee, And over his left shoulder laugh'd at thee, 'O happy bridesmaid, make a happy bride.' And all at once a pleasant truth I learn'd, For while the tender service made thee weep, I loved thee for the tear thou couldst not hide, And prest thy hand, and knew the press return'd, And thought, 'My life is sick of single sleep: O happy bridesmaid, make a happy bride!' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOE HILL LISTENS TO THE PRAYING by KENNETH PATCHEN WHEN THE COWS COME HOME by AGNES E. MITCHELL FACADE: 17. DARK SONG by EDITH SITWELL GOD'S DETERMINATIONS: THE PREFACE by EDWARD TAYLOR BROTHER GENE by EVA K. ANGLESBURG PSALM 86 by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |