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A Token of Love: Love Poetry
"A Token of Love" features 64 pages of the finest poetry and classic art paintings, capturing the essence of romance. A timeless keepsake.
Poetry with matching paintings selected by Helen Exley.
Poetry with matching paintings selected by Helen Exley.
- GenresPoetry
56 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1995
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February 16, 2013
Cute little book. Nice illustrations. And some very good inspirations for further reading.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways (Sonnett 43) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
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 candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
How do I love thee? Let me count the ways (Sonnett 43) by Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861)
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 candlelight.
I love thee freely, as men strive for right.
I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.
I love thee with the passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
June 30, 2010
Some excellent illustrations supplement this great selection of love poetry that I found appropriate to read on the sixth anniversary of my beloved Linda's death.
All the poems express great feelings but my particular favourites are Paul Roche, 'I wanted to say a lot of things;/Your bright image has wandered through/The dark rooms of my mind;', Robert Browning, 'So the year's done with!/(Love me for ever!)', even W B Yeats, 'But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,/And loved the sorrows of your changing face;' and an underlyingly erotic offering from e e cummings, 'i like your body. i like to feel the spine/of your body and its bones,and the trembling/-firm-smooth ness and which i will again and again/kiss, i like kissing this and that of you' [sic:].
Great stuff, very enjoyable and often emotional - loved it, loved Linda, miss her terribly!
All the poems express great feelings but my particular favourites are Paul Roche, 'I wanted to say a lot of things;/Your bright image has wandered through/The dark rooms of my mind;', Robert Browning, 'So the year's done with!/(Love me for ever!)', even W B Yeats, 'But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,/And loved the sorrows of your changing face;' and an underlyingly erotic offering from e e cummings, 'i like your body. i like to feel the spine/of your body and its bones,and the trembling/-firm-smooth ness and which i will again and again/kiss, i like kissing this and that of you' [sic:].
Great stuff, very enjoyable and often emotional - loved it, loved Linda, miss her terribly!
September 25, 2011
One of beautiful poems inside ,i crossed by this book by luck and i loved the simplicity of the love i felt in the words of some of the poets inside it
October 26, 2012
Beautiful.
Bello.
Bello.
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