April is National Poetry Month.
Every Saturday in the month of April I am going to post a poem on my blog in honor of National Poetry Month. So far I have posted:
April 3 - The Lamb by William Blake
April 10 - The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost
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How Do I Love Thee?
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of every day's
Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
1 comment:
Kati, this is one of my all-time favorite poems. Thank you for sharing it. I like to think it is being spoken to the Lord Jesus.
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