Poem of the day on 8/26/09

The Looks of a Lover Enamoured

By George Gasgione

Thou, with thy looks, on whom I look full oft,
And find therein great cause of deep delight,
Thy face is fair, thy skin is smooth and soft,
Thy lips are sweet, thine eyes are clear and bright,
And every part seems pleasant in my sight
Yet wote* thou well, those looks have wrought my woe, *[know]
Because I love to look upon them so.

For first those looks allured mine eye to look,
And straight mine eye stirred up my heart to love
And cruel love, with deep deceitful hook,
Choked up my mind, whom fancy cannot move,
Nor hope relieve, nor other help behoove
But still to look and though I look too much,
Needs must I look because I see none such.

Thus in thy looks my love and life have hold
And with such life my death draws on apace:
And for such death no med'cine can be told
But looking still upon thy lovely face,
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