W I T H A C H E R R Y O N T O P

CHERRY-RIPE

BY THOMAS CAMPION

There is a garden in her face

Where roses and white lilies blow;

A heavenly paradise is that place,

Wherein all pleasant fruits do flow:

There cherries grow which none may buy

Till “Cherry-ripe” themselves do cry.

Those cherries fairly do enclose

Of orient pearl a double row,

Which when her lovely laughter shows,

They look like rose-buds filled with snow;

Yet them no peer nor prince can buy

Till “Cherry-ripe” themselves do cry.

Her eyes like angels watch them still;

Her brows like bended bows do stand,

Threat'ning with piercing frowns to kill

All that attempt with eye or hand

Those sacred cherries to come nigh,

Till “Cherry-ripe” themselves do cry.

This insightful poem by Thomas Campion pairs perfectly with my still-life shot for obvious reasons. As this photo shows a pile of cherries that have in fact been picked, one can assume that “Cherry-ripe” they themselves did cry…

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https://steemit.com/steemit/@jacqueline.ohara/in-view-of-the-waterfall-a-stand-alone-nature-action-photo-poetry-by-thomas-hardy-and-evaluation

https://steemit.com/steemit/@jacqueline.ohara/a-smoldering-sky-a-stand-alone-photography-piece-poetry-by-elinor-morton-wylie-and-my-personal-explanation-of-the-pairing

Previous Photography Collections:

https://steemit.com/photography/@jacqueline.ohara/emma-a-photoshoot-of-subtle-tones

https://steemit.com/steemit/@jacqueline.ohara/that-which-lies-in-the-rocks-a-photography-collection-centered-around-simplicity-and-nuances

My Personal Introduction:

https://steemit.com/introduceyourself/@jacqueline.ohara/jacqueline-o-hara-my-introduction-to-steemit-as-an-up-and-rising-creative-writing-author