3 RINGS Poem by Lee Ann Brown

Once I had a garnet ring
garnet ring
garnet ring
Set in a thin gold band garnet ring

My father gave it me
But it was not to be

For I broke it with a twig underneath
underneath
I broke it with a twig underneath

Then my mother gave to me
gave to me
gave to me
A silver dogwood ring
from a tree

It has petals four
I’ll wear forevermore
On my right hand
for all to see



The love I thought was true
Ne’er gave me
Ne’er gave me
A ring of earth nor sea
Earth nor sea

Instead he gave to me
Three things I cannot see
And they ring inside of me
O my soul
O my soul
They Sing inside of me
O my soul

(Sing to hymn tune: 'What Wondrous Love is This?')