Enough For Two
There is a charming garden plot,Not very far away,Where it is nice to pass the time Before the close of day;Within that garden is a walkAlmost concealed from view,Too wide for one, too straight for three,But just enough for two.
Beside that pleasant garden path
The choicest flowers blowAnd, here and there, a spreading treeExtends its shade below;Within the shade there is a seat,Oft measured by a few,Too long for one, too short for three,But just enough for two.
Upon that seat a couple sat,Not very long ago,And what was said while sitting thereThe birds alone can know;But in that hour a word was dropped,To which we have a clue,Too sweet for one, too sad for three,But just enough for two.
That fateful word may well be guessed,Without a shade of doubt,For, like the hardest riddle, solved,Its secret all is out;There is a little cottage now,Beneath the heavenly blue,Too large for one and, as for three,It might hold more than two.