Living
I have a gentil cok
From Early English Lyrics (1907)
I have a gentil cok
Croweth me day;
He doth me risen erly
My matines for to say.
I have a gentil cok;
Comen he is of grete;
His comb is of red corel,
His tail is of get.
I have a gentil cok;
Comen he is of kinde;
His comb is of red corel,
His tail is of inde.
His leggés ben of asour,
So gentil and so smale;
His sporés arn of silver white
Into the wortéwale.
His eynen arn of cristal,
Loken all in aumber;
And every night he percheth him
In mine ladyes chaumber.
Cite this poem
MLA
Anonymous (Middle English). “I have a gentil cok.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/71/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Middle English). “I have a gentil cok.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/71/.
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