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Sonnet 29 - I think of thee!?my thoughts do twine and bud | Poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Sonnet 29 I think of thee my thoughts do twine and bud Poem 

................... by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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I think of thee!?my thoughts do twine and bud
About thee, as wild vines, about a tree,
Put out broad leaves, and soon there 's 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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