Informal Theme # 3 Blog # 3
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.
Interpretation:
Elizabeth Barrett Browning loves Robert Browning so much. Because of this, she is being confused on how she is going to show and express her love for him. She loves him to the deepness, even in distances or heights. Even though they're far away from each other, they can feel love between them. She loves him with passion. She loves him with all her heart and soul. She might love him at the present but she shall love him better after death.
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