Clear or Cloudy7/26/2018 Clear or cloudy, sweet as April show'ring,
Smooth or frowning so is her face to me, Pleas'd or smiling like mild May all flow'ring When skies blue silk and meadows carpets be, Her speeches notes of that night-bird that singeth, Who thought all sweet yet jarring notes outringeth. Her grace like June, when earth and trees be trimm'd In best attire of complete beauty's height, Her love again like summer's days be dimm'd, With little clouds of doubtful constant faith, Her trust her doubt, like rain and heat in skies Gently thund'ring, she lightning to my eyes. Sweet Summer spring that breatheth life and growing, In weeds as into healing herbs and flow'rs, And seeds of service diverse sorts in sowing, Some haply seeming and some being yours, Rain on your herbs and flow'rs that truly serve, And let your weeds lack dew and duly starve. Comments are closed.
DowlandThese enduring poems demonstrate the extreme melancholic affection, popular in the time of Dowland at courts of powerful monarchs such as Queen Elizabeth I of England over 400 years ago. These pieces come alive in musical performance and emote an ironic humor by revealing both vague and blatant subtexts. Songs
All
|