Love me – how I love you

“Love me, for I love you”–and answer me, “Love me, for I love you”–so shall we stand As happy equals in the flowering land Of love, that knows not a dividing sea. Love builds the house on rock and not on sand, Love laughs what while the winds rave desperately; And who hath found love’s [...]

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Mary Magdalene

She came in deep repentance, And knelt down at his feet Who can change the sorrow into joy. The bitter into sweet. She had cast away her jewels And her rich attire, And her breast was filled with a holy shame, And her heart with a holy fire. Her tears were more precious Than her [...]

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Song

When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget. I shall not see the shadows, I shall not feel the [...]

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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 everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee [...]

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