BELOVED, you may be as all men say Only a transient spark Of flickering flame set in a lamp of clay— I care not ... since you kindle all my dark With the immortal lustres of the day. And as all men deem, dearest, you may be Only a common shell Chance-winnowed by the sea-winds from the sea— I care not ... since you make most audible The subtle murmurs of eternity. And tho' you are, like men of mortal race, Only a hapless thing That Death may mar and destiny efface— I care not ... since unto my heart you bring The very vision of God's dwelling-place. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DECEPTION PASS; FOR JUDY AND MARK KAWASAKI by KAREN SWENSON TO A CHILD DURING SICKNESS by JAMES HENRY LEIGH HUNT THE FALL OF HYPERION; A DREAM by JOHN KEATS THE JESTER'S SERMON by GEORGE WALTER THORNBURY MEMORIES by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE ARGONAUTS (ARGONATUICA): REMORSE by APOLLONIUS RHODIUS VELLEN THE TREE by WILLIAM BARNES WRITTEN, AT THE REQUEST OF A GENTLEMAN, UNDER A .. PICTURE by RICHARD BARNFIELD |