Who Thinks That He Possesses

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Title:     Who Thinks That He Possesses
Author: Edward Shanks [More Titles by Shanks]

Who thinks that he possesses
His mistress with his kisses
Knows neither love nor her.
Nor beauty is not his
Who seeks it in a kiss:
If you would seek for this
O seek it otherwhere!

Love is a flame, a spirit
Beyond all earthly merit
And all we dream of here;
Strive as you may but still
Love is intangible,
No servant to your will
But sovereign otherwhere.

[The end]
Edward Shanks's poem: Who Thinks That He Possesses

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