" u i3 j# ]+ w' C* @: X( nNot long ago, in the fall,3 I/ _; D2 s4 O# u- A- d$ w
1 y2 X" j9 b% A: b" j) y* XYou tried on traditional wedding ; }0 H: ]9 C$ ?# K2 ?7 Q6 z/ |; N& z1 G& n5 R7 o9 {
dresses that were bright red." M& x" P1 u- V7 B( E
& k9 M# k* |) ~ YYou were a classical beauty. ; w' f7 O/ G. n, I/ N2 D3 m # Z3 Z. S% Z+ S2 X$ w0 f 4 S; P6 p+ C! Q4 C9 f- H2 @* O1 n) a7 p
Today, in the early winter, 5 k" k6 F) H' m# Z& ^2 g 6 M2 P5 H3 R5 F7 Y+ cYou put on a white wedding dress6 O: U: r6 g7 k3 b& ?/ p
$ ~ h' x: b! N2 s1 a0 zthat makes you a beautiful bride# Y8 [1 f: Y; f2 R9 B- G
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who lives in a wonderland. * P0 E% G; ~& V3 a2 V5 l- D9 Z5 [0 \+ [. m
1 p) H1 C* t, a% S0 e+ P/ K % W& T* x) \6 W% G& rNo matter what style you present, $ U2 w) V, Q2 a# Y) U. w' y i$ I, H8 k% k
no matter how pretty you are,2 Z' E0 K+ i* X7 S1 H' ^
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no matter how much I love you,/ s4 J B1 y* H4 f, x1 l: ^
" w# r, _# A( U3 \; @$ Mall year round, I just can't. \( v) {8 I% M% }, M, g' I
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I just can't say yes. 3 r. |. E7 V9 E6 z$ S5 R . u2 f$ R5 R0 z2 n: i, J1 U( ~No matter how hard I have tried,- R; w- D. f: E, L- W: ?; H3 I
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I just can't put down roots by your side. ) g) Q6 h/ D8 ]$ H% a5 D & p9 j5 k2 |( P5 ?) K6 p8 LYour beauty is laid bare for all to see. 6 d' g3 A) l& Q7 G 2 w# {- u/ Z4 E% z1 o/ o5 |. L : K7 a: Q9 Q0 O) T# ]
+ s' Z0 {3 B: q6 @! b! p S8 K; H- EBut if you're willing for a long wait, 6 v" ^9 c# Y" x7 l0 c2 U ! B# h; p$ D: d- ~3 U- P, p% otill I no longer drift, return to earth, $ v7 L) N; Y6 d1 n! ]4 a5 v" T! E- {
turn into roots, we'll be together ! U4 s- o0 T9 O+ s# i6 k+ R% `$ _ p7 f- \& i7 W; M6 |4 t+ d) m" t
for as long as the sun circles. ( z" q) o4 R! D3 M% q # v& O7 f0 Y4 Q: j* a0 q) j- {3 h ; ]* H) z, Y+ u5 u, a0 }
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Did you catch my drift? - R* r+ X- V9 E3 C }8 u- R7 Q0 O9 @5 ]- ?3 ~1 O
This poem is my promise." ~5 _4 I( C. v2 x
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