Heart of New England

Chapter 31: SONG

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About This Book

A lyric collection that moves through New England’s seasons, landscapes, and local history, blending pastoral description with folklore, legend, and occasional patriotic and religious reflections. Poems evoke shorelines, orchards, pine woods, and village life while honoring Pilgrim ancestry and the fortitude of pioneer women; other pieces imagine fairies, haunted houses, pirate lore, and convent gardens. Varied forms include children’s verses, contemplative nature lyrics, and occasional odes, united by a regionally rooted voice that balances celebration of place with quiet moral and communal meditation.

SONG

Oh, yes, I love you still, my lad,
For that is woman’s way;
A whole life long of tenderness
For the fancy of a day.

I gave you golden loyalty
And starry faith to wear.
You gave me pearls that were my tears,
And silver in my hair.

You gave me something less than good,
I gave the best I had.
But yes—the man I thought you were,
I love him still, my lad.