He’s Gone To England For A Wife Poem by Henry Lawson
He’s Gone To England For A Wife
HE’S GONE to England for a wife
Among the ladies there;
And yet I know a lass he deemed
The rarest of the rare.
He’s gone to England for a wife;
And rich and proud is he.
But he was poor and toiled for bread
When first he courted me.
He said I was the best on earth;
He said I was “his life”;
And now he thinks of noble birth,
And seeks a lady wife!
He said for me alone he’d toil
To win an honest fame;
But now no lass on southern soil
Is worthy of his name!
I think I see his lady bride,
A fair and faultless face,
And nothing in her heart beside
The empty pride of race.
And she will grace his gilded home,
The wife his gold shall buy;
But will she ever dream of him,
Or love as well as I?
Beautiful poem thank for sharing, i love the rhymes and compositions
When there were none, she was the loved one. Now he has everything but alas! she worths nothing.This is how human behavior changes sometimes for more beneficial reward.It is a wonderful poem exampling that.
Marvelous piece depicting changing behavior of human beings. Enjoyed the poem. Thanks for sharing.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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A very nice piece of work. Thanks. E.K.L.