Dora Sigerson Shorter

“ HOW LONG WILT THOU LOVE ME?
How long wilt thou love me, O my love?
‘As long as life may be.’
Life is but a breath
Breathed us by Death,
That we may learn and be the makers of our Destiny.
How long wilt thou love me, O beloved?
‘So long shall I love thee, O my love!
As long as time may be.’
Time's but the go and come
Of a clock's pendulum.
Made so we count and see a cycle of Eternity. ”