if thou must love me
If thou must love me, let it be for nought
Except for love's sake only. Do not say,
I love her for her smile...her look...her way
Of speaking gently...for a trick of thought
That falls in well with mine, and, certes, brought
A sense of pleasant ease on such a day -
For these things in themselves, Beloved, may
Be changed, or change for thee - and love so wrought, May be unwrought so.
-- Elizabeth Barrett Browning
just passed by one of her poems.. she's one of my faves you know =)
posted by jane @ 8/10/2005 09:57:00 PM
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