How many love poems,
end in love requited?
How many the hands won,
with pretty words?
Love poems
like pearls,
perhaps,
are
a sign, of ongoing irritation.
Nice for old ladies,
but, bad news for oysters.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This is a great idea and your tongue-in-cheek ending was exactly right. Thanks for this, Stefan.] Raynette