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Sara Teasdale
Sara Teasdale
(August 8, 1884 – January 29, 1933 / Missouri / United States)
Poems by Sara Teasdale : 91 / 316
I Am Not Yours - Poem by Sara Teasdale
I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snowflake in the sea.
You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.
Oh plunge me deep in love--put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind.
Poems by Sara Teasdale : 91 / 316
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Poem Submitted: Friday, January 3, 2003
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I am enamored by the captivating beauty of this love poem studded with exquisite expressions and is sweetly rhymed. Thanks. I quote:
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light. (Report) Reply
Has such a nice rhythm and rhyme...and then you hit that final word. Haha. I hate when poets use similarly spelled words and think it's a substitute for similar-sounding words. (Report) Reply
AND I am going to add Sara to my favorite poets list. (Report) Reply
Wow! One of the best love poems ever. I'm not really a fan of love poems usually, but I may just add this one to my favorites list. (Report) Reply
Piece of great elegance, subtly penned in romantic diction to capture it's deep of insight and essence of the poem. A beautiful romantic and love poem indeed. Superb! Thanks for sharing. Please read my poem MANDELA - THE IMMORTAL ICON.10/10 (Report) Reply
Smooth, plain and fantastic flow of words. Love the stanzas! Just splendid! (Report) Reply
Incredibly beautiful. How wonderfully tender. Sara is truly one of the greatest spirits ever to have lived... (Report) Reply
A beautiful expression of love. Every line is superbly written. The last stanza is an intense sum up. I was deeply moved. (Report) Reply
A beautiful expression of love: 'Long to be lost as a light is lost in light'. Every line is superbly written. The last stanza is an intense sum up: (Report) Reply
A beautiful expression of love: 'Long to be lost as a light is lost in light'. Every line is superbly written. The last stanza is an intense sum up:
Oh plunge me deep in love- put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind. (Report) Reply
A passionate love willing to take the plunge in being loved
ST is as always a passionate woman. (Report) Reply
Nice thought with emotional love. (Report) Reply
Full of emotions and beautiful in every stanzas.
Superb write (Report) Reply
I agree...
Full of emotions and beautiful in every stanzas (Report) Reply
She is fantastic! C'est magnifiqué! ! (Report) Reply
This poem moves me to tears. (Report) Reply