Love
The Golden Fish
From Drift: A Sea-Shore Idyl, and Other Poems (1866)
Love
Love is a little golden fish,
Wondrous shy . . . ah, wondrous shy
You may catch him, if you wish,
He might make a dainty dish . . .
But I ...
Ah, I've other fish to fry!
For when I try to snare this prize,
Earnestly, and patiently,
All my skill the rogue defies,
Lurking safe in Amy's eyes . . .
So you see,
I am caught, and love goes free!
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Arnold, George. “The Golden Fish.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/arnold_g/3/.
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Arnold, George. “The Golden Fish.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/arnold_g/3/.
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