The Bargain

By Sir Philip Sidney

1554-1586


MY true love hath my heart, and I have his,
         By just exchange one for another given:
I hold his dear, and mine he cannot miss,
         There never was a better bargain driven:
         My true love hath my heart, and I have his.

His heart in me keeps him and me in one,
         My heart in him his thoughts and senses guides:
He loves my heart, for once it was his own,
         I cherish his because in me it bides:
         My true love hath my heart, and I have his.

DayPoems Poem No. 90
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