I used to quote this to my Mum as justification for the crappy novels I used to read. Mum thought I should be reading "good" novels, but I never would have found this poem that way. It was some cliche-ridden romantic not-quite-porn set in Singapore, and the girl read this to her boyfriend just before he goes off to war...
Anyhow, I only had one verse and this was pre-internet so I couldn't google it like I did today. I asked every English teacher in my school until I found someone who could tell me who wrote it and how to find the rest. And I've never forgotten it.
Someday I'll remember to ask someone to translate the title :-)
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I used to quote this to my Mum as justification for the crappy novels I used to read. Mum thought I should be reading "good" novels, but I never would have found this poem that way. It was some cliche-ridden romantic not-quite-porn set in Singapore, and the girl read this to her boyfriend just before he goes off to war...
Anyhow, I only had one verse and this was pre-internet so I couldn't google it like I did today. I asked every English teacher in my school until I found someone who could tell me who wrote it and how to find the rest. And I've never forgotten it.
Someday I'll remember to ask someone to translate the title :-)