[The Temple, Detail of Model]from The Temple (1633), by George Herbert:

 

¶    A Wreath.

A Wreathed garland of deserved praise,
Of praise deserved, unto thee I give,
I give to thee, who knowest all my wayes,
My crooked winding wayes, wherein I live,
Wherein I die, not live: for life is straight,
Straight as a line, and ever tends to thee,
To thee, who art more farre above deceit,
Then deceit seems above simplicitie.
Give me simplicitie, that I may live,
So live and like, that I may know, thy wayes,
Know them and practise them: then shall I give
For this poore wreath, give thee a crown of praise.


Music Interpretation: "A Wreath," arranged by Red Dragon 

'A Wreath' as a pattern poem "Pattern Poems of George Herbert" by Nick Page. Book for sale. Illustrates the visual effect and communication of pattern integrated into poems.


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[Deserved Crown of Praise]