I grieve and dare not show my discontent
I love and yet I'm forced to seem to hate
I do yet dare not say I ever meant
I seem stark mute yet inwordly do prate
I am and I'm not
I freeze yet I'm burned
since from myself another self I turned
my care is like my shadow in the sun
follows me flying
fly is when I pursue it
stands and lies by me
does what I have done
or let me live with some more sweet content
or die
and so forget love I meant
HBO 电影剧集《Elizabeth and Essex》中,Elisabeth一世写于安茹公爵,也就是之后短命的亨利三世的情诗。文字古朴雅韵,仿佛真若历史厚土之下掩盖珍藏多年的呢喃。无论Elisabeth是否确实在泰晤士河畔伦敦塔那局促的河边宫门前,遥望船只摇曳离去,那人儿侧着身子深情而依恋地凝望彼此,都知道就此一别便是永恒。她在歇斯底里失声痛哭过后,还是会紧紧地抿着嘴唇郑重而理智地挥手告别,形只影单伫立良久所以更显得沉痛。最后,一耸肩:现在英格兰,女王完全属于你了。