TO her the dearest, loveliest, Who light into my bosom sends, Idol and angel, ever blest, Be health and life that never ends. Into my life herself she pours, As air impregnate of the sea, And to my craving soul restores The longings for Eternity. Perfume that ever fresh doth spread Its fragrance through some dear retreat; Forgotten censer that doth shed Through night a secret incense sweet. O Love, whose nature death defies, How can I picture what thou art? Sweet grain of musk that hidden lies Deathless and deep within my heart. To her most beautiful and best, Who does my bliss and life supply, Idol and angel, ever blest, Be health and immortality. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PLAYING SOMEONE ELSE'S PIANO by KAREN SWENSON MADEIRA FROM THE SEA by SARA TEASDALE SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 35 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING SONNETS FROM THE PORTUGUESE: 6 by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING BEN JONSON ENTERTAINS A MAN FROM STRATFORD by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON THE BLUET by W. I. LINCOLN ADAMS THE DOOMED MAN by JOSEPH ADDISON ALEXANDER |