The Best Thing In The World Poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

The Best Thing In The World

Rating: 3.0


What's the best thing in the world?
June-rose, by May-dew impearled;
Sweet south-wind, that means no rain;
Truth, not cruel to a friend;
Pleasure, not in haste to end;
Beauty, not self-decked and curled
Till its pride is over-plain;
Love, when, so, you're loved again.
What's the best thing in the world?
--Something out of it, I think.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sylvia Frances Chan 06 April 2024

Again as RThe Classic Poem Of The Day. Congratulations, dear family of EBB. Never tired to revisit this and to reread this beautiful creation

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Sylvia Frances Chan 22 December 2023

I cite here: Love, when, so, you're loved again. What's the best thing in the world? --Something out of it, I think. Brilliantly put. TOP Marks, only EBB can write this fantastic poem!

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Valerie 03 April 2018

This poem is missing two lines. Please correct!

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Sylvia Frances Chan 06 April 2024

Such a pity! Thank you for telling about this, Valerie

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Carle Whitney Riley 15 July 2009

Ah! Sweet poem birthing thought, and all the wisdom living has bought. Surely we will know the answers, when again roses are dancers.

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Claire Espanya 17 October 2008

nice! uhm..i dnt really know what's the best thing on earth....but this poem goes with what my thoughts depict of what the best thing on earth is.

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