101 Poems, Number 12

Favorite Poems Throughout My Life

12: “Do Not Fear,” song from The Faithful Shepherdess, 1608, a play by John Fletcher (1569–1625)

I think I’ll shun the river, sweet—

I don’t like nibbling on my feet—

Disturbs me when I try to Tweet.

Young Fletcher wrote some with the Bard—

I’m guessing that was not too hard!

(The Bard spun lines out by the yard.)

The message here, though, is of love—

I know what I am speaking of!

Ignore the fish bites—thoughts above!

Link to poem.