Poems
She Sat Alone
She loved him deeply but he walked away
He’ll soon find out what his mistake was that day.
With no on by her side
She sat alone and cried.
With every word he said her heart would break again.
She tried to let him go but the pain was just to much
She knew he still loved her
but didn’t know why he left her.
She tried to end her pain with a briliant silver blade,
With no one by her side
Seh sat alone and died.
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Sarah Catherine Martin
(1768 – 1826)
Sarah Catherine Martin was the sister of Mrs Pollexfen Bastard of Kitley House and the rhyme is supposed to be based on the old housekeeper at Kitley and was written by Sarah for the entertainment of the family and other guests during her stay.
However, Sarah Catherine Martin has an interesting history herself, details of which were discovered in the Archive amongst our information on the history of Yealmpton.
Sarah Martin was the daughter of Sir Henry Martin, the resident Commissioner of the Royal Navy at Portsmouth. The family enjoyed frequent visits from Prince William Henry, third son of King George III, who was serving on H.M.S Hebe at the time. Sarah and William fell deeply in love and both desperately wanted to marry.
