Cardinal before playing the lovers game
Hear the instruction of someone who knows
A perfect picture is a handsome stain
Realized by the man who thought to show
Like the painter mixes his oils, so should
Every move be mixed with tact and thought
Interleave them to the good man you would
Gleefully become when you take her out
However, chasing this sonnet's subject
Like a run-of-the-mill girl will not do
Instead of applying paints you would neglect
Nurse in your frienship a love that accrues
Depend on her always, Ne'er be ashamed
Even when it's hard, be her best friend