"Why Wilt Thou Chide?"

________________________________________________
Title:     "Why Wilt Thou Chide?"
Author: Alice Meynell [More Titles by Meynell]

Why wilt thou chide,
Who hast attained to be denied?
Oh learn, above
All price is my refusal, Love.
My sacred Nay
Was never cheapened by the way.
Thy single sorrow crowns thee lord
Of an unpurchasable word.

Oh strong, Oh pure!
As Yea makes happier loves secure,
I vow thee this
Unique rejection of a kiss.
I guard for thee
This jealous sad monopoly.
I seal this honour thine. None dare
Hope for a part in thy despair.

[The end]
Alice Meynell's poem: "Why Wilt Thou Chide?"

________________________________________________



GO TO TOP OF SCREEN