The Blossom Poem by William Shakespeare

The Blossom

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ON a day--alack the day!--
Love, whose month is ever May,
Spied a blossom passing fair
Playing in the wanton air:
Through the velvet leaves the wind
All unseen 'gan passage find;
That the lover, sick to death,
Wish'd himself the heaven's breath.
Air, quoth he, thy cheeks may blow;
Air, would I might triumph so!
But, alack, my hand is sworn
Ne'er to pluck thee from thy thorn:
Vow, alack, for youth unmeet;
Youth so apt to pluck a sweet!
Do not call it sin in me
That I am forsworn for thee;
Thou for whom e'en Jove would swear
Juno but an Ethiop were;
And deny himself for Jove,
Turning mortal for thy love.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Shaun Cronick 28 March 2020

True love always blossoms above dead romance.

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Fantone Mdala 22 May 2019

spectacular piece of art

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Ratnakar Mandlik 12 March 2016

An awesome poem penned in a superb style. Thanks for sharing here.

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Brian Jani 26 April 2014

Awesome I like this poem, check mine out 

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* Sunprincess * 18 October 2012

wow love this one so picturesque and love is for May..beautiful metaphor.. :)

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