Girl Friend (Youthful Impressions)
To me she seems a vision fair
With velvet skin and golden hair
Her eyes: They speak of innocence,
Her bearing pride and eminence!
She'll talk of form and nobly made
Nor doth the impression easily fade.
Oh! How may verses illustrate
Where none may hope to emulate?
When virtues urge to Church she goes
And from a prayer book prattles prose
Thus hoping she may make amends
Her knees in penitence she bends
Though wildly jealous; quickly calmed
Forgiving wrong though truly harmed
Whatever ill I do or say
‘Tis all forgotten within the day!
Although she'll chatter on to me
Of matters and of things we see
In company it's yes or no
Her eloquence has ceased to flow!
Being apt to change that fickle will
She'll seldom promise and fulfill
There always is that lingering doubt
She'll change her mind and turn about.
When duty calls, I must away
We part with tearful eyed dismay
But when I'm gone as life is brief
She'll means devise to cause me grief.
If she should chance in passing by
To catch a look from someone's eye
She'll prim her pride in foolish glee
That tyrant man has turned to see
In captivating other males
Where flattery but seldom fails
Her heart is won to love until
She finds ‘tis I she's wanting still.
With looks she'll seek my scorn to tame
All unimpressed by moral shame
She'll all deny but nothing own
‘Til tears in her guilt is shown
In estimable moments she
Bewails her numerous faults to me
But conscience though thy stabs she feel
‘Tis vanity that blunts the steel!
Though vain and thoughtless yet she's kind
To me at last her giving's blind
For aught I ask, I shall receive
Nor morn request, or giving grieve.
Her mind on film stars is bent
With empty trivial things it's pent
A gay coquet with foolish dreams
Of powder, rouge and facial creams!
Attempts to move or to effect
Imbibe, transfuse or intersect
That maiden's mind has proved a quest
Of futile patient interest!
Should earthly pleasures be unknown?
Or to the surfeit she be prone?
Then possibly she may be true
And never drawn to pastures new!
In fervent prayer, I humbly kneel
That truth to her God will reveal
She'll learn of virtues, modesty
The folly of inconstancy!
6 Years Later
To noble charming wife I'm wed
Contented, happy, over-fed
Oh time, that ever fleeting time,
Hath passed since first I penned this rhyme!
The self same ‘Miss' I did deride
Is seated radiant at my side
Have all these faults, so real before
Departed to be seen no more?
Oh! ‘Tisn't that she's truly changed
Or was my judgment all deranged
Or did I dream and waking see
The blinding of this errant me?
Or did Almighty deem its worth?
His while to bless my hours on earth
And sending to my plan his ear
Has chased away all doubt and fear.
Girl Friend (Conclusion)
Can mere man judge womankind
When all depends on what we find
O' still the achings of his heart
When Cupid's cast that deadly dart.
A woman formed to mortal plan
To every wish of foolish man
Would be no thing of perfect bliss
But nature sadly gone amiss!
Lawrence Frankpitt Fearby
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