For an Elizabethan Garland

by Beulah Field — a poem card from Justes Mots

A witty, paradoxical exchange about the inequality of love's offerings—the speaker gives contentment while asking for love in return, questioning whether both desires can coexist. Written in a playful Elizabethan style with repeated structural questions. Ideal for romantic contexts seeking sophisticated, tender wit.

It is content I give to you,
And you?
You give me love.
But I would have the sweet content,
And you?
Would you have love?…

Themes: love · new-baby · wedding · friendship