Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SANDGATE GIRL'S LAMENTATION, by ANONYMOUS First Line: I was a young maid truly Last Line: And my good days are all done Subject(s): Lament;marriage; Weddings;husbands;wives | ||||||||
I was a young maid truly, And lived in Sandgate Street. I thought to marry a good man To keep me warm at neet. He's an ugly body, a bubbly body, An ill-fared, hideous loon; And I have married a keelman, And my good days are done. I thought to marry a parson To hear me say my prayers: But I have married a keelman And he kicks me down the stairs. I thought to marry a dyer To die my apron blue; But I have married a keelman And he makes me sorely rue. I thought to marry a joiner To make me chair and stool; But I have married a keelman, And he's a perfect fool. I thought to marry a sailor To bring me sugar and tea; But I have married a keelman And that he lets me see. He's an ugly body, a bubbly body, An ill-fared, hideous loon; And I have married a keelman, And my good days are done. | 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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