Ode By Pierre de Ronsard

A ode is a poem that is meant to be sung and it is in a wierd meter form. It should be expressive with exalted or enthusiastic emotion.

To His Young Mistress by Pierre de Ronsard/Bio Info

Fair flower of fifteen springs, that still

Art scarcely blossomed from the bud,
Yet hast such store of evil will,
A heart so full of hardihood,
Seeking to hide in friendly wise
The mischief of your mocking eyes.

If you have pity, child, give o'er,

Give back the heart you stole from me,
Pirate, setting so little store
On this your captive from Love’s sea,
Holding his misery for gain,
And making pleasure of his pain.

Another, not so fair of face,

But far more pitiful than you,
Would take my heart, if of his grace,
My heart would give her of Love’s due;
And she shall have it, since I find
That you are cruel and unkind.