Saturday, March 26, 2022

Poem of the week: Weep you no more, sad fountains by John DowlandAdoration of a gift of sleep

 

Poem of the week: Weep you no more, sad fountains by John Dowland


Adoration of a gift of sleep

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How much her heart 

can withstand   painful flow

of fountains sad and blue

falling almost throughout 

despite her console sleep;


these sad fountains distract

her busy days schedule 

necessity for her daily bread

and share and care for fold 

 affection, loyalty bounteous rule. 


Mountains and fountains 

Rule and flow, yet care 

for me a little, for it sounds

what can they do to my mind

and soul perturbed of late strong;


yes beyond redemption,

though sleep hugs me

unsteady and bold, yet relieving

me at the call of those blow

 catching my weak pulse.



Now she sleeps, warm 

in hug of comfort and console,

yet she knows not where

her sails are set, how and when,

yet gently in sleep’s duvet.


Me  and  her sail

In the same boat.








 





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