I Am Not Yours

*I Am Not Yours

by Sara Teasdale

I am not yours, not lost in you,
Not lost, although I long to be
Lost as a candle lit at noon,
Lost as a snowflake in the sea.

You love me, and I find you still
A spirit beautiful and bright,
Yet I am I, who long to be
Lost as a light is lost in light.

Oh plunge me deep in love -- put out
My senses, leave me deaf and blind,
Swept by the tempest of your love,
A taper in a rushing wind.


*The Meistersinger's (the choir Grace is in at West) sang this song last night. The recording is not her choir but it's still a beautiful song to listen to and I think Meister's sang it just as well. (But then, I'm a little biased.)