Enough

Sara TeasdaleRomantic

It is enough for me by day To walk the same bright earth with him; Enough that over us by night The same great roof of stars is dim.

I have no care to bind the wind Or set a fetter on the sea-- It is enough to feel his love Blow by like music over me.

Sara Teasdale

Mood:: Romantic
Topics:: star, music, wind, sea

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Sara Teasdale’s “Enough” is spoken by someone who wants no more than to share the world with the person she loves. By day, walking the same bright earth is enough; by night, knowing they lie under the same dim roof of stars satisfies her.

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