9.12.2010

Poem of the Week LX

In The Four Loves, Lewis jokes that one reviewer responded to this bold poem saying quite simply, "It isn't." His reference sparked my curiosity. I wasn't disappointed. I hope you won't be either.

Love is Enough
William Morris

LOVE is enough: though the World be a-waning,
And the woods have no voice but the voice of complaining,
Though the sky be too dark for dim eyes to discover
The gold-cups and daisies fair blooming thereunder,
Though the hills be held shadows, and the sea a dark wonder,
And this day draw a veil over all deeds pass'd over,
Yet their hands shall not tremble, their feet shall not falter;
The void shall not weary, the fear shall not alter
These lips and these eyes of the loved and the lover.

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