Oh that I could love you as I desire
Who is there in this great sphere of the earth
Who loves and gives more between death and birth
Whom else should I love if it were not you
Bear all your inner 'n' outer world of pain
Deep love would pierce and cleave, if you were mine
Widest mountain valley could not contain
This love bestowed by Him, the Lord Divine
With joy, not fear, clasped hand in hand with you
To walk to death – mute- fearless of all ills
Together in the hands of the Master
As we adventure o'er a thousand hills
Through every success and disaster
Above us, we couldn't reach any higher
Author notes
Based on Alfred Lord Tennyson's
"If I were loved, as I desire to be"
http://oldpoetry.com/opoem/7170-Alfred-Lord-Tennyson-O--Were-I-Loved-As-I-Desire-To-Be-
"O, were I loved as I desire to be!
What is there in the great sphere of the earth,
Or range of evil between death and birth,
That I should fear, - if I were loved by thee!
All the inner, all the outer world of pain,
Clear love would pierce and cleave, if thou wert mine;
As I have heard that somewhere in the main
Fresh-water springs come up through bitter brine.
'I were joy, not fear, clasped hand in hand with thee,
To wait for death - mute - careless of all ills,
Apart upon a mountain, though the surge
Of some new deluge from a thousand hills
Flung leagues of roaring foam into the gorge
Below us, as far on as eye could see."
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great job.
its beautiful.
.... beautiful.
keep it up
-Meleah -
excellent~
Simply beautiful....
I think enough is said on this one.....
Love this...
Hugs
Susan~~~
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