Representative Poetry Online
On this day: November 26th
Random Poem of the Day
1Loving in truth, and faine in verse my loue to show,
2That she (deare she) might take some pleasure of my paine:
3Pleasure might cause her reade, reading might make her know,
4Knowledge might pittie winne, and pittie grace obtaine,
5I sought fit words to paint the blackest face of woe,
8Some fresh and fruitfull showers vpon my sunne-burn'd braine.
9But words came halting foorth, wanting Inuentions stay,
10Inuention Natures childe, fled step-dame Studies blowes,
11And others feete still seem'd but strangers in my way.
12Thus great with childe to speak, and helplesse in my throwes,
13Biting my trewand pen, beating my selfe for spite,
14Foole, said my Muse to me, looke in thy heart and write.
Notes
6] inventions: in particular, poetical conceits and metres Back to Line
7] others leaues: the pages of the poems of other poets Back to Line