ThePosie

theposie

oluvewillventureinwhereitdaurnaweelbeseen,

oluvewillventureinwherewisdomancehasbeen;

butiwilldounyonriverrove,amangthewoodsaegreen,

anda'topu'aposietomyaindearmay.

theprimroseiwillpu',thefirstlingo'theyear,

andiwillpu'thepink,theemblemo'mydear;

forshe'sthepinko'womankind,andbloomswithoutapeer,

anda'tobeaposietomyaindearmay.

i'llpu'thebuddingrose,whenphoebuspeepsinview,

forit'slikeabaumykisso'hersweet,boniemou;

thehyacinth'sforconstancywi'itsunchangingblue,

anda'tobeaposietomyaindearmay.

thelilyitispure,andthelilyitisfair,

andinherlovelybosomi'llplacethelilythere;

thedaisy'sforsimplicityandunaffectedair,

anda'tobeaposietomyaindearmay.

thehawthorniwillpu',wi'itslockso'sillergray,

where,likeanagedman,itstandsatbreako'day;

butthesongster'snestwithinthebushiwinnatakaway

anda'tobeaposietomyaindearmay.

thewoodbineiwillpu',whenthee'eningstarisnear,

andthediamonddrapso'dewshallbehereensaeclear;

theviolet'sformodesty,whichweelshefa'stowear,

anda'tobeaposietomyaindearmay.

i'lltietheposieroundwi'thesilkenbando'luve,

andi'llplaceitinherbreast,andi'llswearbya'above,

thattomylatestdraughto'lifethebandshallne'erremove,

andthiswillbeaposietomyaindearmay.