Love

The Lamp

by Sara Teasdale 1884–1933

From Love Songs

Love

If I can bear your love like a lamp before me,
When I go down the long steep Road of Darkness,
I shall not fear the everlasting shadows,
Nor cry in terror.

If I can find out God, then I shall find Him,
If none can find Him, then I shall sleep soundly,
Knowing how well on earth your love sufficed me,
A lamp in darkness.

MLA

Teasdale, Sara. “The Lamp.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/135/.

Chicago

Teasdale, Sara. “The Lamp.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/teasdale/135/.

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