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"layes" poems
Now you have freely given me leave to love, What will you doe? Shall I your mirth, or passion move, When I begin to wooe; Will you torment, or scorn, or love me too? Each petty beauty can disdain, and I, Spight of your hate, Without your leave can see, and dye, Dispence a nobler Fate, Tis easie to destroy, you may create. Then give me leave to love, and love me too Not with designe To rayse, as Loves curst Rebels doe, When puling Poets whine, Fame to their beauty, from their blubbr’d eyn. Grief is a puddle, and reflects not clear Your beauties rayes; Joyes are pure streames, your eyes appear Sullen in sadder layes, In cheerfull numbers they shine bright with prayse. Which shall not mention, to express you fayr, Wounds, flames, and darts, Storms in your brow, nets in your hair, Suborning all your parts, Or to betray, or torture captive hearts. I’le make your eyes like morning Suns appear, As mild, and fair; Your brow as Crystal smooth, and clear, And your dishevell’d hayr Shall flow like a calm Region of the Ayr. Rich Nature’s store, (which is the Poet’s Treasure) I’le spend, to dress Your beauties, if your mine of Pleasure In equall thankfulness You but unlock, so we each other bless.
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To A Lady That Desired I Would Love Her
I presse not to the Quire, nor dare I greet The holy Place with my unhallow’d feet: My unwasht Muse pollutes not things Divine, Nor mingles her prophaner notes with thine; Here, humbly at the Porch, she listning stayes, And with glad eares ***** in thy Sacred Layes. So, devout Penitents of old were wont, Some without doore, and some beneath the Font, To stand and heare the Churches Liturgies, Yet not assist the solemne Exercise. Sufficeth her, that she a Lay-place gaine, To trim thy Vestments, or but beare thy traine: Though nor in Tune, nor Wing, She reach thy Larke, Her Lyricke feet may dance before the Arke. Who knowes, but that Her wandring eyes, that run Now hunting Glow-wormes, may adore the Sun. A pure Flame may, shot by Almighty Power Into my brest, the earthy flame devoure: My Eyes, in Penitentiall dew may steepe That bryne, which they for sensuall love did weepe: So (though ‘gainst Natures course) fire may be quencht With fire, and water be with water drencht. Perhaps, my restlesse Soule, tyr’d with pursuit Of mortall beautie, seeking without fruit Contentment there; which hath not, when enjoy’d, Quencht all her thirst, nor satisfi’d, though cloy’d; Weary of her vaine search below, above In the first Faire may find th’ immortall Love. Prompted by thy Example then, no more In moulds of Clay will I my God adore; But teare those Idols from my Heart, and Write What his blest Sp’rit, not fond Love, shall endite. Then, I no more shall court the Verdant Bay, But the dry leavelesse Trunk on Golgotha: And rather strive to gaine from thence one Thorne, Then all the flourishing Wreathes by Laureats worne.
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To My Worthy Friend Mr. George Sandys
I presse not to the Quire, nor dare I greet The holy Place with my unhallow’d feet: My unwasht Muse pollutes not things Divine, Nor mingles her prophaner notes with thine; Here, humbly at the Porch, she listning stayes, And with glad eares ***** in thy Sacred Layes. So, devout Penitents of old were wont, Some without doore, and some beneath the Font, To stand and heare the Churches Liturgies, Yet not assist the solemne Exercise. Sufficeth her, that she a Lay-place gaine, To trim thy Vestments, or but beare thy traine: Though nor in Tune, nor Wing, She reach thy Larke, Her Lyricke feet may dance before the Arke. Who knowes, but that Her wandring eyes, that run Now hunting Glow-wormes, may adore the Sun. A pure Flame may, shot by Almighty Power Into my brest, the earthy flame devoure: My Eyes, in Penitentiall dew may steepe That bryne, which they for sensuall love did weepe: So (though ‘gainst Natures course) fire may be quencht With fire, and water be with water drencht. Perhaps, my restlesse Soule, tyr’d with pursuit Of mortall beautie, seeking without fruit Contentment there; which hath not, when enjoy’d, Quencht all her thirst, nor satisfi’d, though cloy’d; Weary of her vaine search below, above In the first Faire may find th’ immortall Love. Prompted by thy Example then, no more In moulds of Clay will I my God adore; But teare those Idols from my Heart, and Write What his blest Sp’rit, not fond Love, shall endite. Then, I no more shall court the Verdant Bay, But the dry leavelesse Trunk on Golgotha: And rather strive to gaine from thence one Thorne, Then all the flourishing Wreathes by Laureats worne.
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Señora, Amor es violento, y cuando nos transfigura nos enciende el pensamiento la locura.No pidas paz a mis brazos que a los tuyos tienen presos: son de guerra mis abrazos y son de incendio mis besos; y sería vano intento el tornar mi mente obscura si me enciende el pensamiento la locura.Clara está la mente mía de llamas de amor, señora, como la tienda del día o el palacio de la aurora. Y el perfume de tu ungüento te persigue mi ventura, y me enciende el pensamiento la locura.Mi gozo tu paladar rico panal conceptúa, como en el santo Cantar: Mel et lac sub lingua tua. La delicia de tu aliento en tan fino vaso apura, y me enciende el pensamiento la locura.
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Dezires, layes y canciones
A Farmer placed a cross of wood for his beloved friend , In a field of snow to mark the grave for where he lay , a sodden block of wood . A Crow perched for a little while on that Cross he layed , his only friend layed to rest in a cold dark thank less grave . His feet frozen in the snow ,   no one for him to talk to , Just a field of empty snow. . A cross of wood before him , one Cross sunk in this bitter field , and a few penny's to his name Now to tell a tale of woe and self belief , this genr who now layes beneath a slab was hungry for some meat . To feed his daughter and his wife to London Docks did go , and when those gate were open wide a thousand men burst forth , only to lose his footing and so , down he went, with no air for man to breath , into the ground  did go.. Gave up  his life to sacrifice for his wife and for his daughter . The Farmer picked up his sack that he had carried with him , full of Food , poltary bread and cheese , and left it for outside the doors of every slum that night . To lay down our lives so our friends may live would be the least a man could do . To give ones life at Christmas time so this bread could satisfy your soul . Hush Mummy and Daddy creep up the stairs   , Hush don't awake the kids , With silver bows next to their children's toes , Back from midnight mass , On this sacred holy night , dressed in red , With a hood over their head , awaited for dawn on this blessed morn , With jingle bells , and cuddles . And a feast fit for a King . The crow with sacred book now turned to a holy man of times long past , the book of Zechariah . Come to me Jeruslem , Gods people on earth unite , One Holy mountain will split on Christs return , East and to the West . Like a theif in the night . No shrine , No catacomb, No rotting corpse , To  bow low , But a Risen Christ. , On Holy mountain , One King over all the earth . The crow left the Church which door had been left ajar , For later that night the Farmer would. Gaze on a cross  in a Church where carols sang , Sang from hungry souls that Christmas night was the heart of every man , In thankful praise their God filled days  that Christ did come to save this earth From this sinful  soul on man
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Nov 25, 2016
Nov 25, 2016 at 1:26 PM UTC
The Snow Crow ll. (. Over 18s. Only Christmas spoiler alert ).
A Farmer placed a cross of wood for his beloved friend , In a field of snow to mark the grave for where he lay , a sodden block of wood . A Crow perched for a little while on that Cross he layed , his only friend layed to rest in a cold dark thank less grave . His feet frozen in the snow ,   no one for him to talk to , Just a field of empty snow. . A cross of wood before him , one Cross sunk in this bitter field , and a few penny's to his name Now to tell a tale of woe and self belief , this genr who now layes beneath a slab was hungry for some meat . To feed his daughter and his wife to London Docks did go , and when those gate were open wide a thousand men burst forth , only to lose his footing and so , down he went, with no air for man to breath , into the ground  did go.. Gave up  his life to sacrifice for his wife and for his daughter . The Farmer picked up his sack that he had carried with him , full of Food , poltary bread and cheese , and left it for outside the doors of every slum that night . To lay down our lives so our friends may live would be the least a man could do . To give ones life at Christmas time so this bread could satisfy your soul . Hush Mummy and Daddy creep up the stairs   , Hush don't awake the kids , With silver bows next to their children's toes , Back from midnight mass , On this sacred holy night , dressed in red , With a hood over their head , awaited for dawn on this blessed morn , With jingle bells , and cuddles . And a feast fit for a King . The crow with sacred book now turned to a holy man of times long past , the book of Zechariah . Come to me Jeruslem , Gods people on earth unite , One Holy mountain will split on Christs return , East and to the West . Like a theif in the night . No shrine , No catacomb, No rotting corpse , To  bow low , But a Risen Christ. , On Holy mountain , One King over all the earth . The crow left the Church which door had been left ajar , For later that night the Farmer would. Gaze on a cross  in a Church where carols sang , Sang from hungry souls that Christmas night was the heart of every man , In thankful praise their God filled days  that Christ did come to save this earth From this sinful  soul on man
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The bed is unmaid The floor has glass all over the place Makeup running down her face Mirror turned the other way The bed that we once made love on is all torn up all mess up covered in tears... The floor that was once where we layes on is now no man zone because if you dare to enter you might feel pain... Erasing old pics of him make the tears fall faster It would have been easer to beat her to death then to slowly **** her with the silence with the solitary with the memories you guys once had... It would have been easier to put a knife behind her back then to slowly puncture her with a knife Then to be beaten with a stick or anything on had That would have been easier the saying good my love I loved you now it’s time to let go
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Oct 3, 2017
Oct 3, 2017 at 10:52 PM UTC
Pain
i never pillow talk cause you never know who is listening behind the doors i keep my secrets to my chest cause they are worthy i don't want another wealthy man to trade them selling people dreams that you will never live Them Am me not them different cause i hate my self i dream dying i wonder when when i will leave this hell hole am stuck nightmares are dark no light spark i should have knew that without money life ***** No love only hate and greed i can't even trust my own seed my generation smoke alot of **** and proceed violence my streets these dayz lack silence gunshots another one down mothers tears fell down his son layes silent in the streets kids gang bang we all want to be rich Light skin controls money government promises lies Nightmares visit every time i close my eyes her grave i didn't knew Am 19 still a teen i need a shoulder to lean but non of the shoulders i trust i live to make to make you proud i listen to his word but voices in my head are loud dark cloud on my head depression on its mission... nightmares my visions...
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Jul 15, 2020
Jul 15, 2020 at 3:30 AM UTC
Nightmares