They+Flee+From+Me

By: Thomas Wyatt They flee from me that sometime did me seek  With naked foot, stalking in my chamber. I have seen them gentle, tame, and meek,  That now are wild and do not remember  That sometime they put themself in danger To take bread at my hand; and now they range, Busily seeking with a continual change.  Thanked be fortune it hath been otherwise  Twenty times better; but once in special, In thin array after a pleasant guise,  When her loose gown from her shoulders did fall,  And she me caught in her arms long and small; Therewithall sweetly did me kiss And softly said, “Dear heart, how like you this?” <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">It was no dream: I lay broad waking. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> But all is turned thorough my gentleness <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Into a strange fashion of forsaking; <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> And I have leave to go of her goodness, <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> And she also, to use newfangleness. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">But since that I so kindly am served <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">I would fain know what she hath deserved.
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Jordan Roussel