Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE PARADOX, by JEANNE OLDFIELD POTTER


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THE PARADOX, by                    
First Line: I love you, dear, when you are far
Last Line: That absence is the tie that binds.
Subject(s): Love - Complaints


I love you, dear, when you are far,
Beyond all loving words there are;
I think upon your dainty ways,
Your beauty troubles all my days;
Your eyes, your hair, your limpid smile,
When you are far, my days beguile.

When you are far I love so much
Each thing made fragrant by your touch;
I plan what loving words I'll say,
And how I'll clasp you close some day,
And tell you that this time apart
Has left a scar upon my heart.

But hang it all, when you are near
I wonder why I thought you dear;
You have no charm, no fetching smile,
Your coaxing drives me crazy, while
The paradox itself unwinds,
That absence is the tie that binds.





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