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Poem
November 20, 1868
Walla Walla Statesman
Walla Walla, Walla Walla County, Washington
What is this article about?
A poem expressing that true love thrives at a distance, using the sun as a metaphor for purity and elevation, advocating longing from afar to preserve passion.
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Lover's Creed.
He loves not well whose love is bold:
I would not have thee come too nigh.
The sun's gold would not seem pure gold
Unless the sun were in the sky:
To take him thence, and chain him near,
Would make his beauty disappear.
He keeps his state: do thou keep thine--
And shine upon me from afar:
So shall I bask in light divine,
That falls from love's own guiding star:
So shall thy eminence be high,
And so my passion shall not die,
But all my life shall reach its hands
Of lofty longing toward thy face,
And be as one who speechless stands
In rapture at some perfect grace.
My love, my hope, my all shall be
To look to heaven and look to thee.
He loves not well whose love is bold:
I would not have thee come too nigh.
The sun's gold would not seem pure gold
Unless the sun were in the sky:
To take him thence, and chain him near,
Would make his beauty disappear.
He keeps his state: do thou keep thine--
And shine upon me from afar:
So shall I bask in light divine,
That falls from love's own guiding star:
So shall thy eminence be high,
And so my passion shall not die,
But all my life shall reach its hands
Of lofty longing toward thy face,
And be as one who speechless stands
In rapture at some perfect grace.
My love, my hope, my all shall be
To look to heaven and look to thee.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Love Courtship
What keywords are associated?
Distant Love
Sun Metaphor
Pure Passion
Lofty Longing
Love Creed
Poem Details
Title
Lover's Creed
Key Lines
He Loves Not Well Whose Love Is Bold:
The Sun's Gold Would Not Seem Pure Gold
And Shine Upon Me From Afar:
To Look To Heaven And Look To Thee.