happy anniversary ted – Non Omnis Moriar

Happy Anniversary, Ted.

constantia — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:02:53 +0000

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.

Happy Anniversary, Ted.

constantia — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 18:42:41 +0000

I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,
in secret, between the shadow and the soul.

Happy Anniversary, Ted.

constantia — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:50:01 +0000

Ah, love, let us be true
To one another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy, nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by night.

Happy Anniversary, Ted.

constantia — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:40:17 +0000

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.

I love you, Ted. You are my Prince Charming.