If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me ye women if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompense.
Thy love is such I can no way repay;
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let’s so persever,
That when we live no more we may live ever.
“To My Dear and Loving Husband”
Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672)
Thank you for posting a poem I'd never read before. I love seventeenth century poetry.
Posted by: callmemadam | Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 02:15 AM
It's lovely, isn't it. Anne Bradstreet should be better known.
Posted by: Mary Ronan Drew | Saturday, February 15, 2020 at 08:03 AM