Love
Not as I am thou art— and yet thou art
From Poems (1908)
Love
Not as I am thou art— and yet thou art.
To touch thy hand, I thought was touching thee,
I looked into thine eyes, the soul to see.
I felt thee in the beating of thy heart.
Hands, eyes, and heart thou hast not— yet thou art.
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MLA
Coleridge, Mary E. “Not as I am thou art— and yet thou art.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/228/.
Chicago
Coleridge, Mary E. “Not as I am thou art— and yet thou art.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/coleridge_m/228/.
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