Thomas Campion Cento

Give Beauty all her right,
Whose guiltless heart is free
Lovely forms do flow
And help to choose the Summer Queen;
Follow her while yet her glory shineth,
Melt her hard heart with your melodious sound.
From that smooth tongue whose music, hell can move;
At whose command the waves obey;
Threat'ning with piercing frowns to kill
Even from my heart the strings do break.
Though beauty no remorse.
O come quickly, sweetest Lord, and take my soul to rest!

Line Count: 12
Form: Cento
Poet Used: Thomas Campion
Poems Used (In order):
1) The Measure of Beauty
2) Integer Vitae
3) Rose-Cheeked Laura
4) Jack and Joan
5) Follow Thy Fair Son
6) The Charm
7) Vobiscum est Iope
8) Hymn in Praise of Neptune
9) Cherry-Ripe
10) Corinna
11) Now Winter Nights Enlarge
12) O Come Quickly!


Poet's Note: ▼

Written For: "The Not-So-Daily Poem"  11/6/21
Prompt: Cento - CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE POET AND WRITE A CENTO
The cento is a poetic form composed entirely of lines from poems by other poets. Cento can use multiple poets, but also only one poet. Today we are using ONE poet's work.
Restrictions: you may only use ONE line from each poem. You can use as many of the one poet's works as you like.