Monday 27 June 2011

No Doubt

I have asked the Sibyl at Delphi,
And consulted the heavenly signs;
The flight of birds and the drift of words
That lurk in the dregs of wine,
But no answer was forthcoming,
No answer that was mine:
And my question mark hung poised like a dart
Between now and the end of time.
I do not know if time will bring
Hell's fire or heaven's rout,
If the changing days of life's displays
Will end with a sigh or a shout:
But that I will love you perfectly
Til the fires of heaven go out;
That I will love you when all words have been spoken,
Of that I have no doubt,
Of that I have no doubt.

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