Edmund Spenser: A Ditty
The DayPoems Poetry Collection
Timothy Bovee, editor
www.daypoems.net



  Click on the bonsai for the next poem.



DayPoems Forum

Click to submit poems to DayPoems, comment on DayPoems or a poem within, comment on other poetry sites, update links, or simply get in touch. DayPoems Forum.

DayPoems Front

Poetry Whirl
  Edmund Spenser in Wikipedia
  Google Edmund Spenser
  Latest Poetry News

Indexes
  Poems
  Poets
  Editor's poems
  Poetry Places

Poetry Places
  Poetry in the Light
  Sentimental Journey
  Re: The Virtual Affair
  Canadian Poets: John Newlove
  Selected Poetry of Duncan Campbell Scott (1862-1947)
  Miles, Timmy - Tim's Poetry Page

Nodes powered by
Open Directory Project<br>at dmoz.org
Open Directory Project at dmoz.org


DayPoems Favorites

  PORT: An Online Visual Arts Journal
  A Poet on a Magical Journey Home
  Chronicles of a Sea Woman
  Parallels Studio
  Bipolar Poetry
  Mantra.X
  Poetry, Film and Books
  Poetry Archive

  Project Gutenberg, a huge collection of books as text, produced as a volunteer enterprise starting in 1990. This is the source of the first poetry placed on DayPoems.
  Tina Blue's Beginner's Guide to Prosody, exactly what the title says, and well worth reading.
  Epicanthic Fold: "If a guy somewhere in Asia makes a blog and no one reads it, does it really exist?"
  popomo.net, miniature, minimalist-inspired sculptures created from industrial cereamics, an art project at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
  pink.popomo.net, More projects from Portland
  oarena.net, Furby, Eliza, Mr_Friss and Miss_Friss.
  Save Point 0.8.1, a Portland, Oregon, exhibit, Aug. 13-Sept. 5, 2004, at Disjecta.




D
a
y
P
o
e
m
s

*
D
a
y
P
o
e
m
s

*
D
a
y
P
o
e
m
s

*
D
a
y
P
o
e
m
s

*
D
a
y
P
o
e
m
s

*
D
a
y
P
o
e
m
s

*
D
a
y
P
o
e
m
s

Click here!
Won't you help support DayPoems?

A Ditty

1552-1599

In praise of Eliza, Queen of the Shepherds

SEE where she sits upon the grassie greene,
         (O seemely sight!)
Yclad in Scarlot, like a mayden Queene,
         And ermines white:
Upon her head a Cremosin coronet
With Damaske roses and Daffadillies set:
         Bay leaves betweene,
         And primroses greene,
Embellish the sweete Violet.

Tell me, have ye seene her angelick face
         Like Phoebe fayre?
Her heavenly haveour, her princely grace,
         Can you well compare?
The Redde rose medled with the White yfere,
In either cheeke depeincten lively chere:
         Her modest eye,
         Her Majestie,
Where have you seene the like but there?

I see Calliope speede her to the place,
         Where my Goddesse shines;
And after her the other Muses trace
         With their Violines.
Bene they not Bay braunches which they do beare,
All for Elisa in her hand to weare?
         So sweetely they play,
         And sing all the way,
That it a heaven is to heare.

Lo, how finely the Graces can it foote
         To the Instrument:
They dauncen deffly, and singen soote,
         In their meriment.
Wants not a fourth Grace to make the daunce even?
Let that rowme to my Lady be yeven.
         She shal be a Grace,
         To fyll the fourth place,
And reigne with the rest in heaven.

Bring hether the Pincke and purple Cullambine,
         With Gelliflowres;
Bring Coronations, and Sops-in-wine
         Worne of Paramoures:
Strowe me the ground with Daffadowndillies,
And Cowslips, and Kingcups, and loved Lillies:
         The pretie Pawnce,
         And the Chevisaunce,
Shall match with the fayre flowre Delice.

Now ryse up, Elisa, decked as thou art
         In royall aray;
And now ye daintie Damsells may depart
         Eche one her way.
I feare I have troubled your troupes to longe:
Let dame Elisa thanke you for her song:
         And if you come hether
         When Damsines I gether,
I will part them all you among.


Back to top

DayPoems Poem No. 82



Comment on DayPoems?

If you are like us, you have strong feelings about poetry, and about each poem you read. Let it all out! Comment on this poem, any poem, DayPoems, other poetry places or the art of poetry at DayPoems Feedback.



Won't you help support DayPoems?


Click here to learn more about how you can keep DayPoems on the Web . . .


Copyright

The DayPoems web site, www.daypoems.net, is copyright 2001-2005 by Timothy K. Bovee. All rights reserved.

The authors of poetry and other material appearing on DayPoems retain full rights to their work. Any requests for publication in other venues must be negotiated separately with the authors. The editor of DayPoems will gladly assist in putting interested parties in contact with the authors.

Google DayPoems


Support DayPoems.

Buy your books here

Latest Chapbooks from Powells!!!

 
Search:
Keywords:
In Association with Amazon.com







Bonsai courtesy of
The Online Bonsai Icon Collection
http://www.hav.com/tobic.html