Love

Chagrin d'Amour

by E. Nesbit 1858–1924

From The Rainbow and the Rose (1905)

Love

IF Love and I were all alone
I might forget to grieve,
And for his pleasure and my own
Might happier garlands weave;
But you sit there, and watch us wear
The mourning wreaths you wove:
And while such mocking eyes you bear
I am not friends with Love.

Withdraw those cruel eyes, and let
Me search the garden through
That I may weave, ere Love be set,
The wreath of Love for you;
Till you, whom Love so well adorns,
Its hidden thorns discover,
And know at last what crown of thorns
It was you gave your lover.

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From The Rainbow and the Rose (1905)

MLA

Nesbit, E. “Chagrin d'Amour.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/149/.

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Nesbit, E. “Chagrin d'Amour.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nesbit/149/.

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