SWEET darling, beloved by me solely, The thoughts in my memory dwell That once I possess'd thee wholly, Thy soul and body as well. Thy body, so young and tender, I need, beyond all doubt; Thy soul to the tomb I'll surrender, I've plenty of soul without. I'll cut my soul in sunder, And half of it breathe into thee, And when I embrace thee, -- O wonder! -- One soul and body we'll be. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FOR THE ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN KEATS' DEATH by SARA TEASDALE THE RUNAWAY SLAVE AT PILGRIM'S POINT by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING ODE WRITTEN IN [THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR] 1746 by WILLIAM COLLINS (1721-1759) THE HOMES OF ENGLAND by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS ANOTHER SPRING by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI TO BESSIE HAWES, MAY QUEEN by ANNA EMILIA BAGSTAD TO SIR JOHN SPENSER KNIGHTE, ALDERMAN OF LONDON by RICHARD BARNFIELD |