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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

I love Chaucer, and I love them all.

Saved by poetry, I am.

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Michael R. Burch's avatar

"Merciless Beauty" is my favorite Chaucer poem.

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

By all truth, I tell you faithfully that you are of life and death my queen.

And by all that I know O Merciless Beauty I hear you calling I feel your grip my queen.

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Michael R. Burch's avatar

The man had a way with words, no?

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

Yes, all the poets do and they are all divine prime

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

A stream of poetic teaching!

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Michael R. Burch's avatar

Some readers complain that it's a flood! ;-)

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

A compliment, and they better climb to higher ground.

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Michael R. Burch's avatar

It will be difficult to evade that Deluge!

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Geraldine A. V. Hughes's avatar

Yes I fear that’s right

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