ElizabethBarrettBrowng
Firsttihekissed,hebutonlykissed
ThefgersofthishandwherewithIwrite;
Andeversce,itgreworeandwhite.
Sls,quickwithits“O,list,”
Whentheangelsspeak.Argofathyst
Iuldnotwearhere,pertoysight,
Thanthatfirstkiss.Thesendpassedheight
Thefirst,andsoughttheforehead,andhalfissed,
Halffallgonthehair.Obeyonded!
Thatwasthechrisoflove,whichlovesown,
Withsanctifygsweetness,didprecede
Thethirduponylipswasfoldeddown
Inperfect,purplestate;scewhen,deed,
Ihavebeenproudandsaid,“Mylove,yown.”