The oftener seen, the more I lust, The more I lust, the more I smart, The more I smart, the more I trust, The more I trust, the heavier heart, The heavy heart breeds mine unrest; Thy absence therefore like I best. The rarer seen, the less in mind, The less in mind, the lesser pain, The lesser pain, less grief I find, The lesser grief, the greater gain, The greater gain, the merrier I; Therefore I wish thy sight to fly. The further off, the more I joy, The more I joy, the happier life, The happier life, less hurts annoy, The lesser hurts, pleasure most rife; Such pleasures rife shall I obtain When distance doth depart us twain. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...GOD'S YOUTH by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE WINE OF NIGHT by LOUIS UNTERMEYER THE SONG OF THE PILGRIMS by RUPERT BROOKE A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 4 by THOMAS CAMPION HAILSTORM IN MAY by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS A SUNRISE SONG by SIDNEY LANIER PENTUCKET [AUGUST 29, 1708] by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |