We May Live Together
If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were lov'd by wife, then thee.
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me, ye women, if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole Mines of gold
Or all the riches that the East doth hold.
My love is such that Rivers cannot quench,
Nor ought but love from thee give recompetence.
Thy love is such I can no way repay.
The heavens reward thee manifold, I pray.
Then while we live, in love let's so persever
That when we live no more, we may live ever.
In this poem Anne Bradstreet expresses her love for her husband extremely effectively. So effectively that I have no trouble at all understanding her. This, I think, is partly due to the fact that the Puritans did not use to much imagination. And yet I like this poem much more than most because it is not overly clever, imaginative, or wordy. Instead it is short, simple and beautiful. Anne Bradstreet's work is truly my favorite poetry.
Anne Bradstreet was very talented in her poetry and you can tell that she has a lot of love in her heart.
ReplyDeleteAmazing title! i agree, i like Anne Bradstreet's poetry because it isn't hard to understand like some others.
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