If you find a four-leaf clover
It will bring happiness

But
Don't tell anyone

Where its white flower blooms
Or how many leaflets from its stem extend

The four-leaf clover

I only want your happiness, knowing
I can never be yours to share it.

~

If you find a three-leaf clover
It will bring sadness

But
Tell only a friend

Where its green stem grows
And how many leaves there are

The three-leaf clover

I do not want to cause you sadness
But I do not know how.

~

If you find a two-leaf clover
It will bring loneliness

But
Whisper to another

Where it lives
And that it is alone

The two-leaf clover

I want you to know I love you
But I cannot say it.

~

If you find a clover with just one leaf
It will bring love

But

Tell only a lover
Where that clover is

For you to share

The clover with but a single leaf

I want to remember you
So you and I will never part.