Love poems

Aphra Behn

On Her Loving Two Equally

I

How strong does my passion flow,
Divided equally twixt two?
Damon had ne'er subdued my heart
Had not Alexis took his part;
Nor could Alexis powerful prove,
Without my Damon's aid, to gain my love.

II

When my Alexis present is,
Then I for Damon sigh and mourn;
But when Alexis I do miss,
Damon gains nothing but my scorn.
But if it chance they both are by,
For both alike I languish, sigh, and die.

III

Cure then, thou might winged god,
This restless fever in my blood;
One golden-pointed dart take back:
But which, O Cupid, wilt thou take?
If Damon's, all my hopes are crossed;
Or that of my Alexis, I am lost.


Citate de dragoste

  • 'Soul meets soul on lover's lips.'
    ~ Percy Bysshe Shelly
  • 'True love cannot be found where it truly does not exist,
    Nor can it be hidden where it truly does.'
    ~ Anonymous
  • 'I'm in the mood for love
    Simply because you're near me.
    Funny, but when you're near me
    I'm in the mood for love.'
    ~ Dorothy Fields