THE RING
Reading edition
But a tiny ring of gold, Just a link; Wear it and your heart is sold, Strange to think. ’Till it glitters on your hand You are free.... Shall I cast it on the sand, In the sea? Which was Judas’ greater sin, Kiss or gold? Love must end where sales begin, I am told. We will have no ring, no kiss To deceive— When you hear the serpent hiss, Think of Eve.