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July 5, 2023The Growth of Love XI
XI
Belovèd, those who moan of love’s brief day
Shall find but little grace with me, I guess,
Who know too well this passion’s tenderness
To deem that it shall lightly pass away,
A moment’s interlude in life’s dull play;
Though many loves have lingered to distress,
So shall not ours, sweet Lady, ne’ertheless,
But deepen with us till both heads be grey.
For perfect love is like a fair green plant,
That fades not with its blossoms, but lives on,
And gentle lovers shall not come to want,
Though fancy with its first mad dream be gone;
Sweet is the flower, whose radiant glory flies,
But sweeter still the green that never dies.
Archibald Lampman
Archibald Lampman (1861-1899) was a Canadian poet and journalist who was part of the Confederation Poets, a group of poets who wrote in the late 19th century. He is best known for his poems that celebrate the beauty of the Canadian landscape. Some of his notable works include "Among the Millet" (1888) and "The Story of an Affinity" (1896).