noun
also po·e·sie ˈpōə̇zē, -sē, -i
( plural poesies )
Etymology: Middle English poisie poesie, from Middle French poesie, from Latin poesis, from Greek poiēsis, poēsis creation, making, poem, from poiein to make, do, create, compose + -sis — more at poet
1.
a. : a body of poems : the work produced by poets : poem
olden songs and poesies — John Keats
b. : poetic form or composition : poetry
there is only the one verbal art which is poesy — Herbert Read
c. : artificial, precious, or sentimentalized poetic writing
the plush curtains of melodrama have been exchanged for the dainty chintzes of poesy — Michael Williams
2. : posy
within the hoop of the betrothal or wedding ring it was customary to inscribe sentences or poesies — W.T. & Kate Pavitt
3.
a. : poetic inspiration : creative or imaginative power
the bold wings of poesy — William Wordsworth
b. : an imaginative, exalted, or idealized quality or spirit
of love the poesy , the passion — Robert Browning