april 7 {the poem project}

7.

from COMUS
Sabrina fair,
Listen where thou art sitting
Under the glassy, cool, translucent wave,
In twisted braids of lilies knitting
The loose train of thy amber-dropping hair;
Listen for dear honor’s sake,
Goddess of the silver lake,
Listen and save.
John Milton

Visiting Ludlow Castle in 2006 was a wonderful experience for me as I got see where Milton’s masque Comus was first performed in 1634. I am passionate about Milton after having read Paradise Lost, Areopagitica, and much of Milton’s other poetry in Cheryl Fresch’s course in 2005. Comus occupies a special place in my heart, but Milton is just remarkable all around. This tiny portion of his poetry is as beautiful as anything Shakespeare wrote and sounds just as lovely on the tongue, too.