How Do I Love Thee?
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 every day'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
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SWEETHEART!
3 comments:
EEW! Parents being MUSHY! "Gag me wif a 'poon!" to quote Adrianna.
Yeah... Well, you'll just have to deal with it. It is better than parents fighting and arguing all the time! :p
I love the mushiness, I never hear it from any other parental figures, and I hope that I'm half as mushy if and when I hit 33 yrs happily married! Congratulations!
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