ElizabethBarrettBrowng
HowdoIlovethou?Letunttheways.
Ilovethoutothedepthandbreadtha
Mysoulreach,Whenfeelgoutofsight
FortheendsofBegandIdealGrace.
Ilovethoutothelevelofeverydays
Mostquietneed,bysunanddlelight.
Ilovethoufreely,asanstrivefht;
Ilovethoupurely,astheyturnfroPraise.
Ilovethouwiththepassionputtoe
Inyoldgrief,andwithychildhoodsfaith.
IlovethouwithaloveIseedtolose
Withylostsats,Ilovetheewiththebreath,
Siles,tears,ofallylife—and,ifGodchoose,
Ishallbutlovethoubetterafterdeath.