fourth wedding anniversary – Non Omnis Moriar https://www.nonomnismoriar.org Mon, 13 Jun 2016 05:59:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.4.32 Happy Anniversary, Ted. https://www.nonomnismoriar.org/?p=3655 https://www.nonomnismoriar.org/?p=3655#respond Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:02:53 +0000 http://www.nonomnismoriar.org/?p=3655

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz,
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

I love you as the plant that never blooms
but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers;
thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance,
risen from the earth, lives darkly in my body.

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where.
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way than this:

where I does not exist, nor you,
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep.

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