Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONNUBIAL COMPANY, by ANONYMOUS First Line: "my dear, what makes you always yawn?" Last Line: And when alone I'm weary Subject(s): Marriage; Weddings;husbands;wives | ||||||||
"My dear, what makes you always yawn?" The wife exclaimed, her temper gone; "Is home so dull and dreary?" "Not so, my love," he said, "not so; But man and wife are one, you know, And when alone I'm weary." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BLESSING FOR A WEDDING by JANE HIRSHFIELD A SUITE FOR MARRIAGE by DAVID IGNATOW ADVICE TO HER SON ON MARRIAGE by MARY BARBER THE RABBI'S SON-IN-LAW by SABINE BARING-GOULD KISSING AGAIN by DORIANNE LAUX A TIME PAST by DENISE LEVERTOV TIS A LITTLE JOURNEY by ANONYMOUS |
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