A vase upon the mantelpiece, <br /> A ship upon the sea, <br />A goat upon a mountain-top <br /> Are much the same to me; <br />But when you mention melon jam, <br /> Or picnics by the creek, <br />Or apple pies, or pantomimes, <br /> I love to hear you speak. <br /> <br />The date of Magna Charta or <br /> The doings of the Dutch, <br />Or capes, or towns, or verbs, or nouns <br /> Do not excite me much; <br />But when you mention motor rides - <br /> Down by the sea for choice <br />Or chasing games, or chocolates, <br /> I love to hear your voice.<br /><br />Clarence Michael James Stanislaus Dennis<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-music-of-your-voice/
