Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, VILLANELLE, by JEAN PASSERAT


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VILLANELLE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: I have lost my turtle fleet
Last Line: After her I fayne would beat.
Subject(s): Death; Love - Loss Of; Dead, The


I HAVE lost my turtle fleet:
Is that her owne voice blowne bye?
After her I fayne would beat.

Dost thou sorrowe for thy sweet?
Soe, alack-a-daye, do I!
I have lost my turtle fleet.

If thy love hath constant heat,
Soe my faith burns steadily:
After her I fayne would beat.

Doth thy mournful playnte repeat?
Even soe I heave my sighe:
I have lost my turtle fleet.

Since noe more my love I meet,
Nothynge lovely I espy:
After her I fayne would beat.

Death whom daily I entreat,
Take thyne owne and let me die:
I have lost my turtle fleet,
After her I fayne would beat.





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