Blackout Poetry - 1
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ with unconfined wings
¦¦¦¦¦¦ within ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ my divine Althea ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ I lie ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ in ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ her eye,
The birds ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
Know ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ liberty.
¦¦¦¦ flowing cups ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ allaying Thames,
¦¦¦ careless heads ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ bound,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ with ¦¦¦¦¦ flames;
¦¦¦¦ thirsty ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ we ¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ go ¦¦¦¦¦
Fishes that ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
Know ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ liberty.
¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ committed linnets, ¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ shall sing
¦¦¦ sweetness, mercy, majesty,
And glories ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ I shall voice aloud ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦
He ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦
Enlarged ¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
Know ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ liberty.
¦¦¦¦¦ walls do ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦ make,
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ a cage;
Minds ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ quiet ¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ I have freedom in ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
¦¦¦ ¦¦¦ my soul ¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦
Angels ¦¦¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦ ¦¦¦¦¦¦
Enjoy such liberty.
(Blackout of To Althea From Prison by Richard Lovelace)
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