Two knights rode forth at early dawn
A-seeking maids to wed,
Said one, “My lady must be fair,
With gold hair on her head.”
Then spake the other knight-at-arms:
“I care not for her face,
But she I love must be a dove
For purity and grace.”
And each knight blew upon his horn
And went his separate way,
And each knight found a lady-love
Before the fall of day.
But she was brown who should have had
The shining yellow hair-
I ween the knights forgot their words
Or else they ceased to care.
For he who wanted purity
Brought home a wanton wild,
And when each saw the other knight
I ween that each knight smiled.
A Ballad Of Two Knights
Sara Teasdale
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Poem topics: home, head, wild, brown, face, dove, gold, early, yellow, Valentine's Day, shining, dawn, hair, purity, lady, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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