Eardrops

Eardrops written by William Henry Davies

From "Love Poems" (1935)

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This bag of cherries for my Love:
She takes one lovely Pair,
And makes an eardrop of each one,
To fit in either ear.
Until I swear it seems to me,
To see those Cherry stones,
They almost match in loveliness
The flesh that's on her bones.
They match her eyes in light and size,
With such a glowing stain —
That every precious pearl is hurled
Back to its sea again!

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