Song
Sir William Davenant
1608 to 1668
Track 1
Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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"The merchant bows unto the seaman's star,
The lark now leaves his wat'ry nest,
Then draw your curtains, and begin the dawn."
The ploughman from the sun his season takes;
He takes this window for the east;
"Awake, awake! the morn will never rise,
Till she can dress her beauty at your eyes.
Awake, awake! break thro' your veils of lawn!
Who look for day before his mistress wakes.
But still the lover wonders what they are,
And, climbing, shakes his dewy wings;
And to implore your light, he sings: