Pierrot (Drinkwater)

Pierrot written by John Drinkwater

Poems 1908-14

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   Pierrot alone,
   And then Pierrette,
   And then a story to forget.

   Pierrot alone.
Pierrette among the apple boughs
Come down and take a Pierrot's kiss,
The moon is white upon your brows,
Pierrette among the apple boughs,
Your lips are cold, and I would set
A rose upon your lips, Pierrette,
A rosy kiss,
Pierrette, Pierrette.

   And then Pierrette.
I've left my apple boughs, Pierrot,
A shadow now is on my face,
But still my lips are cold, and O
No rose is on my lips, Pierrot,
You laugh, and then you pass away
Among the scented leaves of May,
And on my face
The shadows stay.

   And then a story to forget.
The petals fall upon the grass,
And I am crying in the dark,
The clouds above the white moon pass —
My tears are falling on the grass;
Pierrot, Pierrot, I heard your vows
And left my blossomed apple boughs,
And sorrows dark
Are on my brows.

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