They say — priests say — <br />That God loves the world. <br />Maybe he does, <br />When the dew is pearl'd <br />On the emerald grass, <br />Or the young dawns shine <br />Would you be satisfied, <br />Proteus mine, <br />Just to be loved <br />When your hair was curled, <br />As Earth is beloved <br />When earth is fine? <br />I love you more <br />Than God loves the world.<br /><br />Lesbia Harford<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/they-say-priests-say/
