Pretty Perish
Pretty Perish
♦ Sadie Barandes ♦
♦ Sadie Barandes ♦
Winter lights and winter darkness
Kept awake by wistful dreaming
I forlornly wander on
Laurel iris, gently gleaming
Pretty ribbons, bows and wrappings
Hear the hailstorm, troubled tappings
Please don’t let my true love perish
Slowly lifting, fallen hope
By design, this love shall last
Yet by mistake, it may diminish
An image of the sorry past
Partridge, pear tree, evergreen
Prettiest weather ever seen
Please don’t let my true love perish
Dreams are dangerous, leave them be
In pretty lockets, for it’s known
While musings thrive in winter darkness
Amid spring winds, they’re bent and blown
Hopeless, weeping, one last dance
If there exists the faintest chance
Please don’t let my true love perish