Why I tie about thy wrist,
Julia, this silken twist;
For what other reason is't
But to show thee how, in part,
Thou my pretty captive art?
But thy bond-slave is my heart:
'Tis but silk that bindeth thee,
Knap the thread and thou art free;
But 'tis otherwise with me:
--I am bound and fast bound, so
That from thee I cannot go;
If I could, I would not so.
.....The Bracelet: To Julia by Robert Herrick (1591-1674)
The Primrose by Robert Herrick
To Electra
To the Western Wind
Sweet Disorder - Herrick Poem
