Phillis 1
1556?-1625
MY Phillis hath the morning sun
At first to look upon her;
And Phillis hath morn-waking birds
Her risings still to honour.
My Phillis hath prime-feather'd flowers,
That smile when she treads on them;
And Phillis hath a gallant flock,
That leaps since she doth own them.
But Phillis hath too hard a heart,
Alas that she should have it!
It yields no mercy to desert,
Nor grace to those that crave it.
DayPoems Poem No. 100
<a href="http://www.daypoems.net/poems/100.html">Phillis 1 by Thomas Lodge</a>
The DayPoems Poetry Collection, www.daypoems.net
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