love poem written by edmund spenser

[mizoyousry]

Edmund Spenser

One day I wrote her name upon the strand

One day I wrote her name upon the strand
But came the waves and washed it away
Again I wrote it with a second hand
But came the tide, and made my pains his prey
Vain man, said she, that dost in vain assay
A mortal thing so to immortalize
For I myself shall like to this decay
And eek my name be wiped out likewise
Not so (quoth I), let baser things devise
To die in dust, but you shall live by fame
My verse your virtues rare shall eternize
And in the heavens write your glorious name
Where, whenas death shall all the world subdue
Our love shall live, and later life renew

[White Lily]

this reminds me of one of my favourite courses in the university.. poetry . and this poem was the most prominant one among many other Elizabethan poems. I like the way Spenser keeps hoping and never give it up the last couplet is the best. thank you very much for sharing us and for reminding me of such wonderful classes
:smailes100:keep it up

[mizoyousry]

thnx for ur coment ..
it was one of the best poems i studied and i really loved the conversation between a romantic boy and a realistic girl in this poem .
this poem reflects the conflict between romancy and reality and i really like that cause many of us ( and i mean our generation ) suffers from this conflict ..
thnx again ..

[lord of the flies]

its nice work and i ask you to analizes alot of poems thanks for that you help me becuse my doctor want aresponse about this poem

[ola4]

thx for the poem
its the forst time i read it
but i see it has something in common with shakepeare's sonnets
that was my first impression

thx anyway and we hope to see u often in this forum