To what should I compare thee?

A Diamond?

Hewn from God's earth

Translucent giver of light

Friend of maidens?

An Emerald?

Depths of the oceans

Early cornfields

Mermaids delight

A crown of jealousy?

A Sapphire?

Beauty of the night sky

By Royal command

The view of evening mountains

Or, the sadness within?

A Ruby?

The colour of blood

The bringer of fire and flame

Piercer of the heart

Vision of the setting sun?

None!

For the most beautiful

The most precious

The most desirable

Is thee!

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Owain Glyn