A roundel is wrought as a ring or a starbright sphere,With craft of delight and with cunning of sound unsought,That the heart of the hearer may smile if to pleasure his ear A roundel is wrought.
Its jewel of music is carven of all or of aught -
Love,laughter,or mourning--remembrance of rapture or fear -
That fancy may fashion to hang in the ear of thought.
As a bird's quick song runs round,and the hearts in us hear Pause answer to pause,and again the same strain caught,So moves the device whence,round as a pearl or tear,A roundel is wrought.
