“Absence, hear thou my protestation Against thy strength, Distance and length: Do what thou canst for alteration; For hearts of truest mettle Absence doth join, and time doth settle.” AbsenceSeparationDevotionFaithfulnessLove PoetryConstancyLyric PoetryTime And DistanceElizabethan PoetryJacobean Poetry Author:John Hoskins
“The Beshrewing of Tom o' Bedlam by Stewart Stafford Fie and a plague on thee! Nay, a pox! May legions of hellions float through thee, And may thou fall in the dung of an ox. May the thing below thine eyes, Take on the appearance of a sprout, And may the things above thy chin, Resemble a harlot's spout. May Heaven strike thee dumb, Aye, dumber than thou art now, May thy words become those of a lunatic, And thy breathing the grunting of a sow. Verily, I do not wish thee misfortune, Lest it rebounds back upon me, But, as long as it befalls thee first, I may live quite merrily. © Stewart Stafford, 2021. All rights reserved.” PoetryPoemCurseCursesSchadenfreudeFunny PoemShakespearean InsultElizabethan PoetryShakespearean InsultsSadistic Humor Author:Stewart Stafford
“Cyclops Hill by Stewart Stafford To the cock-fights, O’er the briny pit, Grimy coin, grubby fist, Lip service i’ foaming fit. Fish or fowl, bestir them on, I’ll ne’er stop mine’s feat, An oracle for all-comers, Frolicsome backing i’ th’ heat. Odds be the usurer’s friend, Victor and vanquished spent, Trudge away in silent mourn, To kindly pay the tavern’s rent. © 2026, Stewart Stafford. All rights reserved.” SexInnuendoDouble EntendreGothic PoetryShakespeareanElizabethan PoetryBawdy ComedyCockfightingAnatomical MetaphorDark Satire Author:Stewart Stafford
“now let humour give Seas to mine eyes, that I may quickly weep The shipwreck of the world” Elizabethan Poetry Author:George Chapman