Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, RONDEAU: 3, by THOMAS WYATT



Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

RONDEAU: 3, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Go, burning sighs, unto the frozen heart
Last Line: Go, burning sighs.
Alternate Author Name(s): Wyat, Thomas
Variant Title(s): Egerton Manuscript: 20;the Lover Sendeth Sighs To Move His Suit
Subject(s): Longing


Go, burning sighs, unto the frozen heart.
Go break the ice which pity's painful dart
Might never pierce; and if mortal prayer
In heaven may be heard, at last I desire
That death or mercy be end of my smart.
Take with thee pain whereof I have my part
And eke the flame from which I cannot start,
And leave me then in rest, I you require.
Go, burning sighs.
I must go work, I see, by craft and art
For truth and faith in her is laid apart.
Alas, I cannot therefore assail her
With pitiful plaint and scalding fire
That out of my breast doth strainably start.
Go, burning sighs.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...



Home: PoetryExplorer.net