"To Celia" is a poem first published after March 1616 by Ben Jonson. It was set to music after 1770, in the form of the song Drink to Me Only with Thine Eyes, the poem's first line. Drink to me only with thine eyes, And I will pledge with mine; Or leave a kiss but in the cup, And I’ll not look for wine.
Ben Jonson:
Born in 1572, Ben Jonson is regarded as one of the major dramatists and poets of the seventeenth century.
I made my own reply to the poem.
My reply to the poem:
Eyes that will only look at you,
Surely pledging with thine,
Leaving a kiss into the cup,
Thou shall not look for wine.
Purely enough to love you thee,
Swearing with all my heart:
Love you unconditionally,
Having you is an art.
Sending me late roses of wreath,
Shivering into my spine,
Giving thee a hope, that there
Would be a chance with thine.
Took a deep breath and focused on things,
Then sent it back to you
When it is growing, and smell, I,
Would give a chance to you.
