O RUDDY Lover-
O brave red Clover!
Didst think to win her
Thou dost adore?
She will not love thee,
She looks above thee,
The Daisy’s gold doth move her more.
If gold can win her,
Then Love’s not in her;
So leave the Sinner,
And sigh no more!
(Margaret Deland)
More Poetry from Margaret Deland:
Margaret Deland Poems based on Topics: Love, Gold- Life (Margaret Deland Poems)
- The Christmas Silence (Margaret Deland Poems)
- Love And Death (Margaret Deland Poems)
- Love's Wisdom (Margaret Deland Poems)
- Easter Music (Margaret Deland Poems)
- The Myrtle (Margaret Deland Poems)
Readers Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: Love Poems, Gold Poems- Tennants Anster Fair (Joseph Rodman Drake Poems)
- A Poem On The African Slave Trade. Addressed To Her Own Sex. Part II (Mary Birkett Card Poems)
- The Battle Of The Lake Regillus (Thomas Babbington Macaulay Poems)
- Paradise Regain'd : Book I. (John Milton Poems)
- Paradise Regain'd : Book II. (John Milton Poems)