Lusty May

By Anonymous

16th Century

O LUSTY May, with Flora queen!
The balmy dropis from Phoebus sheen
         Preluciand beams before the day:
By that Diana growis green
         Through gladness of this lusty May.

Then Esperus, that is so bricht,
Til woful hairtis castis his light,
         With bankis that bloomis on every brae;
And schouris are shed forth of their sicht
         Through gladness of this lusty May.

Birdis on bewis of every birth,
Rejoicing notis makand their mirth
         Richt plesantly upon the spray,
With flourishingis o'er field and firth
         Through gladness of this lusty May.

All luvaris that are in care
To their ladies they do repair
         In fresh morningis before the day,
And are in mirth ay mair and mair
         Through gladness of this lusty May.

DayPoems Poem No. 54
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