Tuesday, May 19, 2009

The buckle

I had a silver buckle,
I sewed it on my shoe,
and` neath a sprig of mistletoe
I danced the evening through!



I had a bunch of cowslips,
I hid them in a grot
In case the elves should come by night
And me remember not.



I had a yellow riband,
I tied it in my hair
That, walking in the garden,
The birds might see it there.



I had a secret laughter,
I laughed it near the wall:
Only the ivy and the wind
May tell of it at all.

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