Versos English Garcilaso de la Vega Sleep, for your winged Lord in guardianship

English poem

Sleep, for your winged Lord in guardianship

by (1503–1536)

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Sleep, for your winged Lord in guardianship Keeps watch, the finger on his serious lip. Lovers! touch not, if life you love, the chaste Sweet smiling mouth that wooes you to its taste! For 'twixt its two red lips armed Love reposes, Close as a poisonous snake 'twixt two ripe roses.