Love
If my darling should depart
From Quatrains and Translations
Love
If my darling should depart,
And search the skies for prouder friends,
God forbid my angry heart
In other love should seek amends.
When the blue horizon's hoop
Me a little pinches here,
Instant to my grave I stoop,
And go find thee in the sphere.
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Codex Note
Translated by Emerson from Hafiz
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “If my darling should depart.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/211/.
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Emerson, Ralph Waldo. “If my darling should depart.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/emerson/211/.
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