I love this poem dearly.
Our high school English teacher, Mrs. Potenciano, made us memorize this sonnet with a condition that we read it with a passion in our heart. I was too young then to recognize the true essence of passion, but this poem inspired me to start writing my own.
This is PoemHunter.com's selection of the day, an excellent choice and very appropriate for the occasion.
Sonnet 43 - How do I love thee? Let me count the ways
XLIII
How do I love thee?
Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints,—I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life!—and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning
5 comments:
belated. sorry for not calling you gurl. month-long partying finally caught up with me. didn't have enuf energy to party last thursday. :s
btw, i am keeping the flip-flops. sure you don't want them anymore? :X
Sick eh? Karmaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!
No, you can keep your flip-flops! Do I look like I wear size 8? Gawdddddddddddddddddddddddd!!!
hmmm... so... inspired you to write your own huh?... where is this 'own' poetry you were inspired to write?...
pray, do share!!!
:)
love this poem too...but i will never be this inlove... i think...
ay, rhey, Chaos and I used to have a duo blog where we post nothing but poetries, his and mine. but for some reasons it can't be accessed anymore.
if you can, please try this
http://chaosmeetsdeity.blogspirit.com
i am going to post them soon. pag ende na me harass. :)
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