Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848 / Essex / England)

LOVE! Well written poem.

sure she addresses love and speaks of great accomplishments
a most fabulous write

How nicely words are woven to presnt this wonderful contribution to mankind! Really inspiring.Rekhamandagere

This is all over the place
One dead end to the other without any real descriptive, heartfelt concepts.
Perhaps, that was the shape of Sarah's heart?
It the realm of love it works but the wording lacks interpersonal depth
I'm afraid in this case, less isn't more
It's unusual to see a woman describe love in such a philosophically detached manner
Meh, maybe it's an English thing..: o)

On a second or third reading of the poem Love by Flower Adams and another perusal of comments by PH readers, I think most of us by and large missed the import (especially old E.S!) in the first line. The speaker addresses Love and makes the remark that in the end, when all is said and done, we mortals began as specks of dust and will in time be returned to that state The reader is admonished to look in the grave to see thine immortality! The resurrection? I don't think so. Depending on long the remains have been interred, the only trace
of what was once a living being is a heap of bones or dust in piles..

Very creative, it can pick you up when you feeling down, more like a prayer from someone who loves you most.

Wow, 'tis an amazin' poem.
I love love! !

'Thou lookest in a grave, -to see Thine immortality! ' the Resurrection in Christian theology perhaps. Bill Grace

The second line is airy-fairy. The poem only makes sense if you believe in heaven, the Almighty, his plan, immortality etc etc.
Should there not be a comma after 'things', and perhaps a colon after 'heaven'.
Theologically, if God is Love then he is the plan, Love is not his plan.
Also, what does she mean by 'Thou lookest in a grave, -to see
Thine immortality! '? - That's a bit too subtle for me!

GOD is love, our dance on earth is only a date.