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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AT VALDEMOSA: MALLORCA, by JOHN GALSWORTHY Poet's Biography
First Line: Lemons and roses - guide-book said
Last Line: Chopin! I know you were not bored!
Alternate Author Name(s): Sinjohn, John
Subject(s): Mallorca; Majorca
First Line: Lemons and roses - guide-book said
Last Line: Chopin! I know you were not bored!
Alternate Author Name(s): Sinjohn, John
Subject(s): Mallorca; Majorca
LEMONS and roses -- guide-book said --
A courtyard, and a simple bed
Or two, for that romantic pair!
And so it was, when I was there.
In quarters that were so confined
You may have found that lady's mind
A little trying, day by day,
And so you did -- or so they say!
But with such wonders for your sight,
Such scatter of the stars at night,
Such sunset light upon the hills,
What need you reck of little ills?
You had a prospect to the sea
That certainly appealed to me,
The garden trim, the valley fair,
The folded hills, the limpid air,
The almond, winter-blossoming,
The buds not waiting for the Spring,
The olive trees, the tinkling bells
Of sheep among the asphodels.
What with the Paradise down there,
The scent of lemons on the air,
And all the music that you scored --
Chopin! I know you were not bored!
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