Love

Ten Sonets to Philomel: To the Sunne of his Mistresse beauty eclipsed with frownes

by Sir John Davies 1569–1626

From Complete Poems, ed. Grosart (1876)

Love

When as the Sunne eclipsèd is, some say
It thunder, lightning, raine, and wind portendeth;
And not vnlike but such things happen may,
Sith like effects my Sunne eclipsèd sendeth!
Witnesse my throat made hoarse with thundring cries,
And heart with loues hot flashing lightnings fired:
Witnesse the showers which still fall from mine eies,
And breast with sighes like stormy winds neare riued.
O shine then once againe sweet Sunne on me,
And with thy beames dissolue clouds of despaire,
Whereof these raging Meteors framèd be,
In my poore heart by absence of my faire.
So shalt thou prooue thy beames, thy heate, thy light,
To match the Sunne in glory, grace, and might.

MLA

Davies, John. “Ten Sonets to Philomel: To the Sunne of his Mistresse beauty eclipsed with frownes.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/davies/181/.

Chicago

Davies, John. “Ten Sonets to Philomel: To the Sunne of his Mistresse beauty eclipsed with frownes.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/davies/181/.

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