Dat Lady

Inspired by shall I compare thee to a summers day (Sonnet 18)

Shall I meet thee on a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely than my usual mate.
Rough winds do shake your darling buds of May,
But summer's lease hath all too short a date.

Sometime too hot the eye of Helen shines,
And often the shade of my deception dims;
But Helen’s keenly watching sight declines,
By chance, or God’s allowance of my whims.

But thy infernal summer shall soon fade
And lose possession of that fair thou ow'st;
And death shall brag thou serv'est as his maid,
Thine face shall host eternal lines that grow’st
So long as man can breathe or eyes can see,
So shall fair maidens congregate to me.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012


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Date: 11/18/2015 11:33:00 AM
Awesome write. SKAT
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Date: 4/14/2013 8:54:00 AM
magnifique. Your first two lines drew me in to enjoy every ensuing line. So well written, Pang. Kathy
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Date: 3/2/2012 6:18:00 PM
Pang,,, xool poem~have a nice one ;-)* PD
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Date: 3/2/2012 4:09:00 PM
Very well written Pang, thank you for sharing it. Have a lovely weekend.You are welcom to comments some of mine poem. - oxox Anne-Lise
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Date: 3/2/2012 1:03:00 PM
Thank you for sharing your excellent poetry with us here at PoetrySoup Pang. I hope you have a great weekend filled with inspiration. I will be back the first of the week and hope to see more of your poetry posted here to read. Love, Carol
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