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You wandered far from home Listened to the stranger's voice Telling everyone who cared How you are better alone The crown I placed on your head Remember how I bought it ? I laboured under the weight of a log My back bare and sore Oh the spiteful glare on everyone's face as I go to labour for you I wooed you with my love Though you never considered The long walks I took to meet you From the Rosy alley down to the brink of the desert Too persuaded to be discouraged by the sun's scourge. I had you, I remember You said yes and we embraced. Because you lived by the brink of the desert I searched for a place for you along the Rosy alley close to the fountain. You blossomed to become the fairest You were the beautiful pearl I hung on my neck for all to see. Till you heard that there was an oasis in the desert And how your friends there blossomed. So you turned to the desert From the rosy alley you took a  step at a time. A peep turned into a feasting gaze