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TO - by GEORGE COMSTOCK BAKER

First Line: I LOVE YOU - NOT BECAUSE YOUR LIPS
Last Line: WHICH LOOKS THOSE VIRGIN WINDOWS THROUGH.
Subject(s): LOVE;
I LOVE you -- not because your lips
Are sweetly curved like Cupid's bow;
But for the words they softly frame,
Tender and loving, sweet and low.

I love you -- not because your hand
Is small and dimpled, soft and warm;
But for its pressure, mute caress,
I'd gladly brave life's hardest storm.

I love you -- not because your eyes
Are sparkling, bright, or raven hue;
But for your pure, unspotted soul
Which looks those virgin windows through.



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