ElizabethBarrettBrowning
HowdoIlovethou?Letmecounttheways.
Ilovethoutothedepthandbreadthandheight
Mysoulcanreach, Whenfeelingoutofsight
FortheendsofBeingandIdealGrace.
Ilovethoutothelevelofeveryday's
Mostquietneed, bysunandcandlelight.
Ilovethoufreely, asmanstriveforRight;
Ilovethoupurely, astheyturnfromPraise.
Ilovethouwiththepassionputtouse
Inmyoldgrief, andwithmychildhood'sfaith.
IlovethouwithaloveIseemedtolose
Withmylostsaints, Ilovetheewiththebreath,
Smiles, tears, ofallmylife—and, ifGodchoose,
Ishallbutlovethoubetterafterdeath.
