Sonnets From The Portuguese XXIX
I think of thee! my thoughts do twine and bud About thee, as wild vines, about a tree, Put out broad leaves, and soon theres nought to see Except the straggling green which hides the wood. Yet, O my palm-tree, be it understood I will not have my thoughts instead of thee Who art dearer, better! Rather, instantly Renew thy presence; as a strong tree should, Rustle thy boughs and set thy trunk all bare, And let these bands of greenery which insphere thee, Drop heavily down, burst, shattered everywhere! Because, in this deep joy to see and hear thee And breathe within thy shadow a new air, I do not think of thee, I am too near thee.
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