ElizabethBarrettBrowning
Ifthoumustloveme, letitbefornaught
Exceptforlove',
‘Iloveherforhersmile—herlook—herway
Ofspeakinggently,—foratrickofthought
Thatfallsinwellwithmine, andcertesbrought
Asenseofpleasanteaseonsuchaday—’
Forthesethingsinthemselves, Beloved, may
Bechanged, orchangeforthee—andlove, sowrought,
Thineowndearpity'swipingmycheeksdry.
Acreaturemightforgettoweep, whobore
Thycomfortlong, andlosethylovethereby!
Butlovemeforlove'ssake, thatevenmore
Thoumaystloveon, throughlove'seternity.
