Nancy <br /> <br />'Edward back from the Indian Sea, <br />What have you brought for Nancy?' <br /> <br />Edward <br /> <br />'A rope of pearls and a gold earring, <br />And a bird of the East that will not sing. <br />A carven tooth, a box with a key--' <br /> <br />Nancy <br /> <br />'God be praised you are back,' says she, <br />'Have you nothing more for your Nancy?' <br /> <br />Edward <br /> <br />'Long as I sailed the Indian Sea <br />I gathered all for your fancy: <br />Toys and silk and jewels I bring, <br />And a bird of the East that will not sing: <br />What more can you want, dear girl, from me?' <br /> <br />Nancy <br /> <br />'God be praised you are back,' said she, <br />'Have you nothing better for Nancy?' <br /> <br />Edward <br /> <br />'Safe and home from the Indian Sea, <br />And nothing to take your fancy?' <br /> <br />Nancy <br /> <br />'You can keep your pearls and your gold earring, <br />And your bird of the East that will not sing, <br />But, Ned, have you nothing more for me <br />Than heathenish gew-gaw toys?' says she, <br />'Have you nothing better for Nancy?'<br /><br />Robert Graves<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/neglectful-edward/
