[NPM] today's poem

Apr 27, 2014 11:31

Rosalind's Madrigal
Thomas Lodge

Love in my bosom like a bee
Doth suck his sweet;
Now with his wings he plays with me,
Now with his feet.
Within mine eyes he makes his nest,
His bed amidst my tender breast;
My kisses are his daily feast,
And yet he robs me of my rest.
Ah, wanton, will ye?

And if I sleep, then percheth he... )

poetry: 16th century, national poetry month 2014, random elizabethan poets, poetry

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eglantine_br April 27 2014, 18:53:26 UTC
Woof! Nobody does smut like the early moderns!

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