WHEN daisies pied and violets blue,
And lady-smocks all silver-white,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight,
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Mind blowing narration of manifestation of nature during spring and winter with confluence of amazing imagery that creates humor, side by side, chiding married men. A great poem of a great poet.
Fabulous Poem that portrays Cuckoo birds sitting on every tree mocking at the married men! ! What an imagery! The daisies and the violet blues are delightful!
Amazing portrayal of nature in full bloom with a philosophy of having fun with no responsibility which makes fun of married men who carry out their responsibilities all through through their lives. Great poem from a great poet. Thanks.
It was cleansing to the palette to read this after reading my lesser efforts posted here. Reading his verses is like attending a seminar on how to pen poetry. It was like a drink of cool, clean, crisp spring water- I cannot do rhyme nor rhythm even in a hundred thousand mile radius of his work but he gives me the example, . I tried a sonnet once- -yikes, that is so difficult but read one of his and its like drawing satin across your skin.
Cuckoo signifies a damsel and the ears rather substitutes for a married man's sight - every married man fidgets whenever he catches sight of a damsel. He strives so hard to be faithful but often falls, hence the cuckoo/damsel constantly remains the source of fear for the married man. what a poem indeed!
a poem bursting with life and colour, but beyond all this beauty is the cuckoo that is so artfully drawn to pose a threat to married men because of its nature of laying eggs in other bird's nest. Frailty, beware of it!
Cuckoo is free bird sans the burden of married men! Shakespeare's joyful expression of Cuckoo song like poem is a wonderful one to read when in easeful mood!
Simply superb. The Great Bard at his best.