explanation (razo):

I ripped this poem fairly blatantly off of Christopher Marlowe's "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love." There are six stanzas with an AABB rhyme scheme and octosyllabic lines, just like the Marlowe poem. The subject is the same, too (the almost-refrain of "Kiss me love, and let us share" is modified from Marlowe's "Come live with me, and be my love"): a male shepherd (or at least a pastoral shepherd-like narrator) is entreating his country love to spend more time with him. I was afraid of being even more of a ripoff by mentioning a nature-built gown (like Marlowe does) so I settled on ambrosia, nectar, and a flower-crown - nothing too original, but it's a pastoral; there's only so many images you can work with. I've been in a Marlowe mood recently, and it was reading the poem that inspired me to try and imitate it (and not what I usually get inspired by, someone or something in my life that seems worth reflecting on poetically). Also, I really dig the tuneful quality of pastoral pieces: they are extremely easy to set to music (even easier if you see some of the simple tunes of Campion & co.).