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A Ballad of the Two Knights
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Two knights rode forth at early dawn
A-seeking maids to wed,
Said one, "My lady must be fair,
With gold hair on her head."
Then spake the other knight-at-arms:
"I care not for her face,
But she I love must be a dove
For purity and grace."
And each knight blew upon his horn
And went his separate way,
And each knight found a lady-love
Before the fall of day.
But she was brown who should have had
The shining yellow hair --
I ween the knights forgot their words
Or else they ceased to care.
For he who wanted purity
Brought home a wanton wild,
And when each saw the other knight
I ween that each knight smiled.
Sara Teasdale
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Hasmukh Amathalal
(6/6/2009 5:48:00 AM) |
each one should smile without knowing the faults of each oehter.... good one n deserved well....10
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Ben Gieske
(3/31/2007 9:58:00 AM) |
I love reading historical novels during those periods of knights and castles and kings. I enjoyed your rendition of a scene from those times. Ben
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Uriah Hamilton
(8/9/2005 12:32:00 PM) |
Better the lady you're with than the one you imagine.
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