Get Your Premium Membership

John Bodenham Poems

A collection of select John Bodenham famous poems that were written by John Bodenham or written about the poet by other famous poets. PoetrySoup is a comprehensive educational resource of the greatest poems and poets on history.

Don't forget to view our John Bodenham home page with links to biographical information, articles, and more poems that may not be listed here.

See also:

by Bodenham, John
 If all the world and love were young, 
And truth in every shepherd's tongue, 
These pretty pleasures might me move 
To live with thee and be thy love. 

Time drives the flocks from field to fold 
When rivers rage and rocks grow cold, 
And Philomel becometh dumb; 
The rest complains of cares to come. 

The flowers do fade, and...Read more of this...




Book: Shattered Sighs