Cherry-lipped Adonis...
Richard Barnfield 1574 (Norbury) – 1620
Cherry-lipped Adonis in his snowy shape,
Might not compare with his pure ivory white,
On whose fair front a poet's pen might write,
Whose rosiate red excels the crimson grape.
His love-enticing delicate soft limbs,
Are rarely framed t' intrap poor gazing eyes;
His cheeks, the lily and carnation dyes,
With lovely tincture which Apollo's dims.
His lips ripe strawberries in nectar wet,
His mouth a hive, his tongue a honeycomb,
Where muses (like bees) make their mansion.
His teeth pure pearl in blushing coral set.
Oh how can such a body sin-procuring,
Be slow to love, and quick to hate, enduring?
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 607 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
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