Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, EROS (2), by RALPH WALDO EMERSON



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First Line: They put their finger on their lip
Last Line: They love but name not love.
Variant Title(s): Silence
Subject(s): Love; Silence


They put their finger on their lip, --
The Powers above;
The seas their islands clip,
The moons in Ocean dip, --
They love but name not love.





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