Love

Though in my Firmament thou wilt not shine

by Laurence Hope 1865–1904

From Last Poems (1905)

Love

Talk not, my Lord, of unrequited love,
Since love requites itself most royally.
Do we not live but by the sun above,
And takes he any heed of thee or me?

Though in my firmament thou wilt not shine,
Thy glory, as a Star, is none the less.
Oh, Rose, though all unplucked by hand of mine,
Still am I debtor to thy loveliness.

MLA

Hope, Laurence. “Though in my Firmament thou wilt not shine.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/hope/91/.

Chicago

Hope, Laurence. “Though in my Firmament thou wilt not shine.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/hope/91/.

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