Parliament Of Fowls

The "Parlement of Foules" (also known as the "Parliament of Foules", "Parlement of Briddes", "Assembly of Fowls", "Assemble of Foules", or "The Parliament of Birds") is a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer (1343-1400) made up of approximately 700 lines. The poem is in the form of a dream vision in rhyme royal stanza and is the first reference to the idea that St. Valentine's Day is a special day for lovers.
The poem begins with the narrator reading Cicero's Somnium Scipionis in the hope of learning s...