How do I love thee? Let me count
the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.
~Elizabeth Barrett Browning
In a poetry festival in Madrid, Luzinterruptus, a guerrilla lighting artist filled 1000 envelopes with poems written by 17 poets.
He hung the poems by the leaves in the garden of the Madrid poetry festival for three days.
On the last evening 100 visitors were offered the opportunity to have a poem sent to their loved one with the light inside as a reminder of a time past when correspondence was sent via post.
When I look at these pictures I am moved by the beauty of these letters floating in a garden filled with love. It is as though the words have taken flight and are seeking their proper destination. As we prepare for Valentines Day, I encourage you to illuminate your own words of love and inspiration and send them to someone special. For the greatest gift one can give is to love another.
May you always be willing to give the gift of LOVE.
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