by William Browne
For her gait if she be walking,Be she sitting I desire herFor her state’s sake, and admire herFor her wit if she be talking:Gait and state and wit approve her;For which all and each I love her.
Be she sullen, I commend herFor a modest; be she merry,For a kind one her prefer […]

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by Sarah Teasdale (1884-1933)
I am not yours, not lost in you,Not lost, although I long to beLost as a candle lit at noon,Lost as a snowflake in the sea.
You love me, and I find you stillA spirit beautiful and bright,Yet I am I, who long to beLost as a light is lost in light.
Oh plunge […]

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by Sarah Teasdale (1884-1933)
The park is filled with night and fog,The veils are drawn about the world,The drowsy lights along the pathsAre dim and pearled.
Gold and gleaming the empty streets,Gold and gleaming the misty lake,The mirrored lights like sunken swords,Glimmer and shake.
Oh, is it not enough to beHere with this beauty over me?My throat should […]

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