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I think awhile of Love, and while I think,
Love is to me a world,
Sole meat and sweetest drink,
And close connecting link
Tween heaven and earth.
I only know it is, not how or why,
My greatest happiness;
However hard I try,
Not if I were to die,
Can I explain.
I fain would ask my friend how it can be,
But when the time arrives,
Then Love is more lovely
Than anything to me,
And so I'm dumb.
For if the truth were known, Love cannot speak,
But only thinks and does;
Though surely out 'twill leak
Without the help of Greek,
Or any tongue.
A man may love the truth and practise it,
Beauty he may admire,
And goodness not omit,
As much as may befit
To reverence.
But only when these three together meet,
As they always incline,
And make one soul the seat,
And favorite retreat,
Of loveliness;
When under kindred shape, like loves and hates
And a kindred nature,
Proclaim us to be mates,
Exposed to equal fates
Eternally;
And each may other help, and service do,
Drawing Love's bands more tight,
Service he ne'er shall rue
While one and one make two,
And two are one;
In such case only doth man fully prove
Fully as man can do,
What power there is in Love
His inmost soul to move
Resistlessly.
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Two sturdy oaks I mean, which side by side,
Withstand the winter's storm,
And spite of wind and tide,
Grow up the meadow's pride,
For both are strong
Above they barely touch, but undermined
Down to their deepest source,
Admiring you shall find
Their roots are intertwined
Insep'rably.
Henry David Thoreau
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Unwritten Soul (4/18/2011 10:57:00 AM)
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Like a ring the words he said holding and protecting diamond/gems that is equal to friendship...I must agree with JH poetry, it has more romance flavors than friendship things in this write but wait....friendship also is kind of love shaped right so this is true. There is no doubt that this poem such a great write and filled with tenderness heart and softness words. Such beautiful write in details and classy_Unwritten Soul
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Elena Sandu (4/18/2011 8:34:00 AM)
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Love! Yes, there is nothing greater then love, love makes best connection, my soul believes that love might be the best friendship that any heart can get..if love trully comes in your heart then hopefully will never leave your sight, all you need to is to open eyes and look around then love itself might open the door to other hearts..Love can be shared to anything by anyone, unlimited..
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Mohammad Akmal Nazir (4/18/2011 5:54:00 AM)
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Surely it is one of the best poems of the poet. He solely deals with love not friendship. Love is the base of every relationship.
The poet seems to be extremely realistic on the issue of love.
Great poem with great sentiments.
Excellent work of the poet.
I must thank poemhunter for making us share this lovely poem.
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JH Poetry (11/9/2010 6:11:00 PM)
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seems more of a romance than pure friendship, he sensually details...
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BLACK is BEAUTIFUL (4/18/2010 7:42:00 AM)
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even though the poem it self is old, the feelings and refernces to friendship are still as fresh today as they were when he put these thoughts on paper.
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Ramesh T A (4/18/2010 1:47:00 AM)
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Indeed friendship of qualities are indeed deep rooted! It is thought provoking to read this poem!
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Bobby Matthews (2/13/2010 9:46:00 PM)
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Without a doubt a well written Poem by Thoreau, Futhermore; it still seems to ring of the marrow of life no matter how bi-furcaited.
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John Romy De Peralta (1/12/2010 1:24:00 AM)
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i agree.. though the different interpretations of the readers are important in recognizing the objectivity of the poem, we should still consider the poet's intentions for writing the poem.. personally, i am caught by the philosophical touch of the poem.. without reading it's comments yet, i've had a hunch that this is a philosopher's work.. and indeed.. philosophers, though they were generally considered as great thinkers, are most of the time called a psycho.. but giving it a second thought, those whose names have made great changes in the human knowledge of the world have been called weird and crazy during their life time.. say for instance, Jesus of Nazareth, Albert Einstein, Galileo Galilei and many more.. I'm not saying that we should be crazy or wierd.. but it's about seeing the whole picture of an art work.. ^^
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Pradnya P (11/22/2009 9:01:00 AM)
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its a nice poem
with good rhyming
i think a poet writes his hearts feeling
as per the situation he/ she went in their lives
therefore if we read a poem in the way the poet wants to tell us while he was writing the poem what he must be thinking while he was writing
then i think that we will understand and like the poem :) :) :) :)
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