Love, a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Ahhh...Valentine's Day approaches and we are sharing this poem, Love by Ella Wheeler Wilcox! Enjoy and Happy Valentine's Day y'all!

Love

By Ella Wheeler Wilcox

    Dreaming of love, the ardent mind of youth

         Conceives it one with passion's brief delights,

    With keen desire and rapture.    But, in truth,

         These are but milestones to sublime heights

    After the highways, swept by strong emotions,

         Where wild winds blow and blazing sun rays beat,

    After the billows of tempestuous oceans,

         Fair mountain summits wait the lover's feet.

    The path is narrow, but the view is wide,

         And beauteous the outlook towards the west

    Happy are they who walk there side by side,

         Leaving below the valleys of unrest,

    And on the radiant altitudes above

    Know the serene intensity of love.

*This poem is found in public domain.