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Robert Herrick - THE BRACELET TO JULIA 

Why I tie about thy wrist,
Julia, this my silken twist?
For what other reason is't,
But to shew thee how in part
Thou my pretty captive art?
But thy bond-slave is my heart;
'Tis but silk that bindeth thee,
Knap the thread and thou art free;
But 'tis otherwise with me;
I am bound, and fast bound so,
That from thee I cannot go;
If I could, I would not so.

Added: on July 13th, 2006 at 1:21 PM | Viewed: 402 times | Comments (1)


THE BRACELET TO JULIA - Comments and Information

Poet: Robert Herrick
Poem: THE BRACELET TO JULIA

Comment 1 of 1, added on July 13th, 2006 at 1:21 PM.

The first time you read it and you are bound to fall in love with it. The intense emotions captured in this small poem are unmatched. A beautiful way to tell someone, what she/he means to you. A depiction of selfless love that is not bound to any preconditions or expectations. Love is not mutual it's a something that one person feels for the other one, irrespective of what the other person thinks. Its a kind of love with freedom written all over it. It is not out of compulsion( from my inner self) that i love you. Although the thread that binds you and me is fragile, but I would never break it , even if i could.

Saurabh Vashishtha from India

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