Adam lay y-bounden, Bounden in a bond; Four thousand winter Thought he not too long; And al was for an appel, An appel that he took, As clerkes finden writen In theire book. Ne hadde the appel take been, The appel take been, Ne hadde never our Lady A been hevene-queen. Blessed be the time That appel take was! Therfore we moun singen "Deo Gracias!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER TWO YEARS by RICHARD ALDINGTON WHEN THE SPEED COMES by ROBERT FROST LET ME NOT LOSES MY DREAM by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON FROM THE AGES WITH A SMILE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS JOHN WILKES BOOTH AT THE FARM (JANUARY 12, 1848) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS A HYMN OF HATE by DOROTHY PARKER |