Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Poesy \Po"e*sy\, n. [F. po['e]sie (cf. It. poesia), L. poesis,
   from Gr. ?. from ? to make. Cf. {Posy}.]
   1. The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as,
      the heavenly gift of poesy. --Shak.

   2. Poetry; metrical composition; poems.

            Music and poesy used to quicken you.  --Shak.

   3. A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other
      thing; a posy. --Bacon.

Source : WordNet®

poesy
     n : literature in metrical form [syn: {poetry}, {verse}]