Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE'S CHARMING, by PIERRE DE RONSARD


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LOVE'S CHARMING, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Maid of fifteen, in childlike beauty dight
Last Line: These are the spells that charmed my wits away.
Subject(s): Beauty; Charm; Laughter; Life; Love; Voices


MAID of fifteen, in childlike beauty dight,
Fair head with crinkled ringlets golden-tressed,
Rose-petalled forehead, cheeks like amethyst,
Laughter that lifts the soul to Heaven's delight;

And neck like snow, and throat than milk more white,
And heart full-blossomed neath a budding breast --
Beauty divine in human form expressed,
And virtue worthy of that beauty bright --

An eye whose light can change the night to day,
A gentle hand that smooths away my care,
Yet holds my life caught in its fingers' snare;

Withal a voice that's ever fain to sing,
Still stopped by smiles, or sweet sighs languishing --
These are the spells that charmed my wits away.





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