Poet

Michael Drayton

Michael Drayton has 43 approved public poems available in Poem A Day.

1. Idea XX: An evil spirit, your beauty, haunts me still by Michael Drayton

   "An evil spirit, your beauty, haunts me still," — Michael Drayton, "Idea XX: An evil spirit, your beauty, haunts me still"

   love, death, beauty
2. Ode to the Cambro-Britons and their Harp, His Ballad of Agi by Michael Drayton

   "Fair stood the wind for France," — Michael Drayton, "Ode to the Cambro-Britons and their Harp, His Ballad of Agi"

   nature, love, beauty
3. Sonnet I: Like an Advent'rous Seafarer by Michael Drayton

   "Like an advent'rous seafarer am I," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet I: Like an Advent'rous Seafarer"

   nature, love, death
4. Sonnet IV: Bright Star of Beauty by Michael Drayton

   "Bright star of beauty, on whose eyelids sit" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet IV: Bright Star of Beauty"

   nature, love, death
5. Sonnet IX: As Other Men by Michael Drayton

   "As other men, so I myself do muse" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet IX: As Other Men"

   nature, death, solitude
6. Sonnet LII: What? Dost Thou Mean by Michael Drayton

   "What? Dost thou mean to cheat me of my heart?" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LII: What? Dost Thou Mean"

   love, beauty, faith
7. Sonnet LIII: Clear Anker by Michael Drayton

   "Another to the River Anker" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LIII: Clear Anker"

   nature, love, death
8. Sonnet LIV: Yet Read at Last by Michael Drayton

   "Yet read at last the story of my woe," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LIV: Yet Read at Last"

   love, death, hope
9. Sonnet LIX: As Love and I by Michael Drayton

   "As Love and I, late harbor'd in one inn," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LIX: As Love and I"

   love, beauty, hope
10. Sonnet LVI: When Like an Eaglet by Michael Drayton

    "When like an eaglet I first found my Love," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LVI: When Like an Eaglet"

    nature, love, death
11. Sonnet LVIII: In Former Times by Michael Drayton

    "In former times such as had store of coin," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LVIII: In Former Times"

    solitude, faith, war
12. Sonnet LXI: Since There's No Help by Michael Drayton

    "Since there's no help, come, let us kiss and part," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LXI: Since There's No Help"

    love, death, faith
13. Sonnet LXII: When First I Ended by Michael Drayton

    "When first I ended, then I first began," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet LXII: When First I Ended"

    nature, love, death
14. Sonnet VII: Love in a Humour by Michael Drayton

    "Love in a humor play'd the prodigal" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet VII: Love in a Humour"

    love, beauty, solitude
15. Sonnet VIII: There's Nothing Grieves Me by Michael Drayton

    "There's nothing grieves me, but that Age should haste," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet VIII: There's Nothing Grieves Me"

    nature, love, beauty
16. Sonnet X: To Nothing Fitter by Michael Drayton

    "To nothing fitter can I thee compare" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet X: To Nothing Fitter"

    love, beauty, solitude
17. Sonnet XI: You Not Alone by Michael Drayton

    "You not alone, when you are still alone," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XI: You Not Alone"

    solitude, faith, identity
18. Sonnet XII: That Learned Father by Michael Drayton

    "To the Soul" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XII: That Learned Father"

    love, death, hope
19. Sonnet XIX: You Cannot Love by Michael Drayton

    "To Humor" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XIX: You Cannot Love"

    love, faith, identity
20. Sonnet XL: My Heart the Anvil by Michael Drayton

    "My heart the anvil where my thoughts do beat;" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XL: My Heart the Anvil"

    nature, love, solitude
21. Sonnet XLI: Why Do I Speak of Joy by Michael Drayton

    "Love's Lunacy" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XLI: Why Do I Speak of Joy"

    nature, love, death
22. Sonnet XLII: Some Men There Be by Michael Drayton

    "Some men there be which like my method well" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XLII: Some Men There Be"

    nature, love, solitude
23. Sonnet XLIII: Why Should Your Fair Eyes by Michael Drayton

    "Why should your fair eyes with such sovereign grace" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XLIII: Why Should Your Fair Eyes"

    nature, beauty, hope
24. Sonnet XLIX: Thou Leaden Brain by Michael Drayton

    "Thou leaden brain, which censur'st what I write," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XLIX: Thou Leaden Brain"

    nature, love, death
25. Sonnet XLV: Muses, Which Sadly Sit by Michael Drayton

    "Muses, which sadly sit about my chair," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XLV: Muses, Which Sadly Sit"

    nature, love, death
26. Sonnet XLVI: Plain-Path'd Experience by Michael Drayton

    "Plain-path'd Experience, th'unlearned's guide," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XLVI: Plain-Path'd Experience"

    love, death, time
27. Sonnet XV: Since to Obtain Thee by Michael Drayton

    "His Remedy for Love" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XV: Since to Obtain Thee"

    love, death, grief
28. Sonnet XVI: Mongst All the Creatures by Michael Drayton

    "An Allusion to the Phoenix" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XVI: Mongst All the Creatures"

    nature, love, beauty
29. Sonnet XVII: Stay, Speedy Time by Michael Drayton

    "To Time" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XVII: Stay, Speedy Time"

    beauty, grief, identity
30. Sonnet XX: An Evil Spirit by Michael Drayton

    "An evil spirit, your beauty haunts me still," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XX: An Evil Spirit"

    love, death, beauty
31. Sonnet XXI: A Witless Galant by Michael Drayton

    "A witless gallant a young wench that woo'd" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXI: A Witless Galant"

    love, grief, faith
32. Sonnet XXII: Love, Banish'd Heav'n by Michael Drayton

    "Love, banish'd Heav'n, on Earth was held in scorn," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXII: Love, Banish'd Heav'n"

    love, solitude, grief
33. Sonnet XXII: With Fools and Children by Michael Drayton

    "To Folly" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXII: With Fools and Children"

    love, solitude, time
34. Sonnet XXV: O Why Should Nature by Michael Drayton

    "O why should Nature niggardly restrain" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXV: O Why Should Nature"

    nature, beauty, solitude
35. Sonnet XXVI: I Ever Love by Michael Drayton

    "To Despair" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXVI: I Ever Love"

    love, death, hope
36. Sonnet XXVIII: To Such As Say by Michael Drayton

    "To such as say thy love I overprize," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXVIII: To Such As Say"

    love, solitude, identity
37. Sonnet XXXI: Methinks I See by Michael Drayton

    "To the Critic" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXXI: Methinks I See"

    love, beauty, solitude
38. Sonnet XXXIV: Marvel Not, Love by Michael Drayton

    "To Admiration" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXXIV: Marvel Not, Love"

    nature, love, hope
39. Sonnet XXXIX: Some, When in Rhyme by Michael Drayton

    "Some, when in rhyme they of their loves do tell," — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXXIX: Some, When in Rhyme"

    nature, love, death
40. Sonnet XXXV: Some, Misbelieving by Michael Drayton

    "To Miracle" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXXV: Some, Misbelieving"

    love, death, hope
41. Sonnet XXXVI: Thou Purblind Boy by Michael Drayton

    "Cupid Conjured" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXXVI: Thou Purblind Boy"

    nature, love, death
42. Sonnet XXXVIII: Sitting Alone, Love by Michael Drayton

    "Sitting alone, Love bids me go and write;" — Michael Drayton, "Sonnet XXXVIII: Sitting Alone, Love"

    nature, love, hope
43. To the Reader of These Sonnets by Michael Drayton

    "Into these Loves who but for Passion looks," — Michael Drayton, "To the Reader of These Sonnets"

    nature, love, solitude