How Do I Love Thee

[artrepro]

How Do I Love Thee
by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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 freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a 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.

[Fran]

Thank you for that ... I love that poem.
It always reminds me of Wuthering Heights for some reason.

[thsavage2]

I also love this poem! And lots of people misattribute it to Shakespeare, which is always annoying. The poet is female! It's from Sonnets from the Portuguese, number 43.

[KatSims92]

That is one of my favorite poems of all time, and I absolutely adore Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and I think I prefer her to Robert Browning. She writes about more matters of the heart and soul.

[florence faith]

What a great poem!!

[Skyynegan]

This poem describes how you love everything in your sorrundings, everything that you see, you feel...that makes you feel so blessed beyond everything.

[Alfah De Cused]

that's so interesting poem, I love it.

[SMwathi]

the historical grammar is good, I like it.

[rainydaysc64]

Love this poem. I feel like I read it awhile back, but for some reason can't remember.

[Lilmissalex]

Honestly beautiful! Wow I love the author

[enrique gota]

is too beautiful one of my favorite poems

[imSunshine]

It is a unique way of organizing your thoughts and expressing it through poetry..nice one