WHEN I was one-and-twenty
I heard a wise man say,
?Give crowns and pounds and guineas
But not your heart away;
Give pearls away and rubies
But keep your fancy free.?
But I was one-and-twenty,
No use to talk to me.
When I was one-and-twenty
I heard him say again,
?The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in vain;
?Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless rue.?
And I am two-and-twenty,
And oh, ?tis true, ?tis true.
Puisinya cocok buat kita atau mereka yang belum genap 22 tahun, belum genap jatuh cinta, belum genap berpikir dan patah hati. Biar saja, itu bagian dari dunia yang memang sudah jauh lebih berumur. Mungkin sewaktu dia 21 jelas sama belum genapnya dengan kita saat itu. |
