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Herbert Phrasis Bud and Glow Recited

BUD & GLOW Think not my silence forgetfulness my meaning now to you declare, my resolution to be, all in this poetry.This diversity of your favours now,I dare no longer silent stay.Some observations I have framed to myself and relate to you today.My tears, many for you,to bud &glow and bear fruit in your soul and not take their toll,such fruit of my observations will I’m sure bless you more and more.I fear only that I haver omitted some fitting circumstance,yet you will pardon my haste and forgive if my verse is not entirely to your taste. From George Herbert letters 1,2,3,4,8 9,10,12,13,15 *A Phrasis is a structured verse where the poet uses selected prose phrases of another writer’s(not a poet) to compile unique poetry therefrom as a tribute thereto,the word phrasis is Greek for phrase Listen to me read this phrasis of mine on youtube under the name ichthyschiro

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