The Message
July 6, 2023Martin Song
July 6, 2023Praise Of Ceres
WITH fair Ceres, Queen of Grain,
The reaped fields we roam, roam, roam:
Each country peasant, nymph, and swain,
Sing their harvest home, home, home;
Whilst the Queen of Plenty hallows
Growing fields as well as fallows.
Echo, double all our lays,
Make the champions sound, sound, sound
To the Queen of Harvest praise,
That sows and reaps our ground, ground, ground.
Ceres, Queen of Plenty, hallows
Growing fields as well as fallows.
Thomas Heywood
Thomas Heywood (1575-1641) was an English playwright and poet. He is best known for his plays, which often featured domestic tragedies and moral lessons. He also wrote poetry, including the epic poem "Troia Britannica," which tells the story of the Trojan War as it would have occurred in Britain.