For A Favorite Granddaughter

Dorothy ParkerDorothy Parker

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Never love a simple lad,
  Guard against a wise,
Shun a timid youth and sad,
  Hide from haunted eyes.Never hold your heart in pain
  For an evil-doer;
Never flip it down the lane
  To a gifted wooer.Never love a loving son,
  Nor a sheep astray;
Gather up your skirts and run
  From a tender way.Never give away a tear,
   Never toss a pine;
Should you heed my words, my dear,
  You're no blood of mine!
Dorothy Parker
About the poet

Dorothy Parker

1893 - 1967/Female/AmericanA poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist, she's best known for her wit, wisecracks and eye for 20th-century urban foibles.

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