Wow! Poetry!

I am presently flipping through a book I bought in high school entitled, The Book of Love.  I confess that I totally bought this book because of the picture on the cover.

Forgive me, I was 18.

It's a collection of poems, excerpts from books, letters, and essays about...love, of course.  I had forgotten how absolutely lovely a way some people have with words.  I am not genius enough to describe it properly, so I will just let them speak for themselves.  I love this.

Barter by Sara Teasdale

Life has loveliness to sell,

All beautiful and splendid things,

Blue waves whitened on a cliff,

Soaring fire that sways and sings,

And children's faces looking up,

Holding wonder like a cup.

Life has loveliness to sell

Music like a curve of gold,

Scent of pine trees in the rain,

Eyes that love you, arms that hold,

And for your spirit's still delight,

Holy thoughts that star the night.

Spend all you have for loveliness,

Buy it and never count the cost;

For one white singing hour of peace

Count many a year of strife well lost,

And for a breath of ecstacy

Give all you have been, or could be.