D.H. Lawrence (1885–1930). New Poems. 1916.

12. Gipsy

I, THE MAN with the red scarf,

Will give thee what I have, this last week’s earnings.

Take them, and buy thee a silver ring

And wed me, to ease my yearnings.

For the rest, when thou art wedded

I’ll wet my brow for thee

With sweat, I’ll enter a house for thy sake,

Thou shalt shut doors on me.