JoshuaSylvester
WereIasbaseasisthelowlyplain,
Andyou, mylove, ashighasheavenabove,
Yetshouldthethoughtsofmeyourhumbleswain
Ascendtoheaven, inhonourofmylove.
WereIashighasheavenabovetheplain,
Andyou, mylove, ashumbleandaslow
Asarethedeepestbottomsofthemain,
Whereso'eryouwere, withyoumyloveshouldgo.
Wereyoutheearth, dearlove, andIskies,
Myloveshouldshineonyouliketothesun,
Andlookuponyouwithtenthousandeyes
Tillheavenwax'dblind, andtilltheworldweredone.
Whereso'erIam, below, orelseaboveyou,
Whereso'eryouare, myheartshalltrulyloveyou.
