Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, IF I PROPOSE, by RAY CLARKE ROSE


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IF I PROPOSE, by                    
First Line: If I propose a walk, a ride
Last Line: If I propose.
Subject(s): Man-woman Relationships; Marriage; Male-female Relations; Weddings; Husbands; Wives


If I propose a walk, a ride,
A round of golf, or aught beside,
You 're almost certain to decline
To make your plans accord with mine—
Yet if I go away you chide.
How many, many times I 've tried
For your amusement to provide,
But dance nor play—nothing is fine
If I propose.

Henceforth I 'll not attempt to guide
My Lady fair, but shall abide
In peace unique and masculine—
Confound it! I shall not repine,
But don't refuse to be my bride
If I propose.





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