Jean de La Ceppède (c. 1548–1623), translated from the French by Susan McLean

A crimson surcoat aptly suits victorious kings. This royal victor, as a joke, is clothed by mocking soldiers in a cloak that rightly marks him both a prince and glorious. O precious purple drops, so fill my head that, as I contemplate your mystery, you draw a thousand crimson tears from me, my eyes . . . . Continue Reading »