Is it for now or for always, <br />The world hangs on a stalk? <br />Is it a trick or a trysting-place, <br />The woods we have found to walk? <br /> <br />Is it a mirage or miracle, <br />Your lips that lift at mine: <br />And the suns like a juggler's juggling-balls, <br />Are they a sham or a sign? <br /> <br />Shine out, my sudden angel, <br />Break fear with breast and brow, <br />I take you now and for always, <br />For always is always now.<br /><br />Philip Larkin<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/is-it-for-now-or-for-always/
