I have you locked in my heart <br />And thrown away the key. <br />Now we can never be apart <br />For you are lodged in me. <br /> <br />Lady, take you this my ring, <br />A lover's token of esteem. <br />For I must go now far away <br />And see you only as a dream <br />Until that happy, joyous day <br />When I to your sweet arms return <br />And can myself my pledge redeem. <br /> <br />In our scented garden <br />You are the rose unfolding <br />I the pillar upstanding. <br />No one can know <br />The love we share <br />In our scented garden. <br /> <br />My Love has been gone <br />Far, far too long. <br />The flowers do not bloom <br />The birds sing no sweet song. <br />Summer has turned to winter. <br />My Love has been gone <br />Far, far too long. <br /> <br />As the moon dims herself <br />Behind a cloud <br />So must you, my Love, <br />For when you see me, <br />Look you upon another, <br />Then no one will know <br />I am your lover. <br /> <br />So I must always hide my love <br />Through music, laugh and dance. <br />My lady watches from above. <br />I risk an upward glance. <br />Our eyes do meet <br />A smile discrete, <br />I hide my longings as I prance <br />Wishing I with her could dance. <br /> <br />If the whole world were mine <br />From the ocean to the Rhine <br />Gladly would I give it all away <br />To have you in my arms <br />For just one day.<br /><br />Margery Rehman<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/seven-medieval-courtly-love-songs-based-on-french-and-german-12th-13th-c/