Happy Valentine's Day!

 Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning had a very intriguing and wonderful love story.   From the Victorian era, comes a story for all ages.  Enjoy one of my favorite childhood poems from Elizabeth. I think it is still taught in English lit today.  Have a Wonderful Valentine's Day

Sonnets from the Portuguese XLIII
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 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.


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