Living
The Poet hath lost his pipe.
From Hesperides (1648)
Living
I Cannot pipe as I was wont to do,
Broke is my Reed, hoarse is my singing too:
My wearied Oat Ile hang upon the Tree,
And give it to the Silvan Deitie.
Cite this poem
MLA
Herrick, Robert. “The Poet hath lost his pipe.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/574/.
Chicago
Herrick, Robert. “The Poet hath lost his pipe.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herrick/574/.
Read this poem with the Codex →