Thy Sorry State May Soon Be Descried
...A Parody of Sir Philip Sidney's Sonnet 31 from Astrophel and Stella
With wobbly steps, O Youth, thou climb'st the stairs!
How clumsily and with how red a face!
What! Dost thou trip and fall ab...
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Categories:
astrophel, night, teen,
Form: Sonnet
Astrophel
...I wait for the flapping sound of wings
Come for me, sacred falcon of ancient kings!
With penetrating eyes it examines all who calls
A worthy soul if it sees, upon them it swiftly falls
Unhesitating ...
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Categories:
astrophel, mystery, heart, earth, heart,
Form: Quatrain