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"How Do I Love Thee" How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of being and ideal grace. I love thee to the level of every day’s Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light. I love thee freely, as men strive for right. I love thee purely, as they turn from praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "How Do I Need Thee" - Sequel How do I need thee? Let me count the ways. I need thee beneath the safe harbor tides. Your ebb flow reaches my peak as I cry. Continuum leaves need soil within, The breadth of life needs to live, not rescind. I need thee in silence as quiet hides. I need thee in death, I wither in life. I need thee without seen regret, infringed. Allowing rising east skies, sun sets west. I need thee to bathe, vessels deep inside, Within opposition, entwined, bequest. Perceived with love, continued while descried. Songs in tune, sweet man, us dancing abreast, I need thee til' death, together astride. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Date Written: February 11, 2016 For the contest, Second Chance, Sponsor, Broken Wings