JACK, I hear you've gone and done it. Yes, I know; most fellows will; Went and tried it once myself, sir, Though you see I'm single still. And you met her -- did you tell me? -- Down at Newport last July, And resolved to ask the question At a @3soiree?@1 So did I. I suppose you left the ball-room With its music and its light, For they say love's flame is brightest In the darkness of the night. Well, you walked along together, Overhead the starlit sky, And I'll bet -- old man, confess it -- You were frightened. So was I. So you strolled along the terrace, Saw the summer moonlight pour All its radiance on the waters As they rippled on the shore; Till at length you gathered courage, When you saw that none were nigh -- Did you draw her close, and tell her That you loved her? So did I. Well, I needn't ask you further, And I'm sure I wish you joy; Think I'll wander down and see you When you're married. -- eh, my boy? When the honeymoon is over, And you're settled down, we'll try -- What? The deuce you say! Rejected! You rejected? @3So was I!@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONG:SO WHY DOES THIS DEAD CARNATION by HAYDEN CARRUTH THE LIFE SO SHORT by EAMON GRENNAN TRANSPOSITIONS by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ON A YOUNG LADY'S SIXTH ANNIVERSARY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD A MAN CHILD IS BORN (1839) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DOMESDAY BOOK: HENRY MURRAY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |