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Helton Skelton







'The blossom on the spray,


The freshest flower of May,


Maidenly demure,


Of womanhood the lure.'




'To Mistress I. P.' (1523)












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Skelton

FUCKING JOHN SKELTON




at some sunnie meadowe or othere near Cheapstowe, in youthe & smoothenesse



John :

  Cycsly we lie

  as pigges in sty

  each to othere nigh.

  Hony cony-pie

  Phoebus brights the skie,

  prattleth the nye,

  the divedop ply,

  the lapwing fly,

  the mavis hy,

  and Ye and I

  abank the snye.

  Cycsly shy,

  ye swink and sigh,

  yer John is nigh,

  bid him Aye !

  The ducklets vy,

  the heron crie,

  the mallard-fry

  dip-dibble by,

  in double-dye

  the partlets hie,

  the fragrant rye

  as yellow high.

  Patient Cycsly why

  abank the Wye,

  with peepinge sly

  and lippes wry

  shall not we buy

  some ioye to die !

  

  Cycsly :

  Lauda ! Long J. !

  Sweet wellawaye,

  come hither praye,

  I do but playe.

  I love thee gay,

  ne're say thee nay !

  Maiyden May

  Her goldene raye

  the wavelets swaye,

  the popinjay

  doth ioyfulle braye.

  Come come dear J.,

  and pretty staye :

  dittly draye

  your Man awaye !

  Happie me slaye

  with smil'd dismay,

  whixever waye

  my poppet saye !

  Come dig me daye,

  an fresshce me fay !

  

  (layter)

  

  Cycsly :

  Dear Done J.,

  asnooze we lay,

  as harvest hay

  pon warmed claye.

  The swannes gray

  glid long the baye.

  

  (bothe)

  

  Dear I am in yer sunset arme,

  and shall not never come to harm.

  

  
Written after, on the beach at Hector in New Zealand

  

  

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