ALL THAT LOVE ASKS

"ALL that I ask," says Love, "is just to stand
And gaze, unchided, deep in thy dear eyes;
For in their depths lies largest Paradise.
Yet, if perchance one pressure of thy hand
Be granted me, then joy I thought complete
Were still more sweet."

"All that I ask," says Love, "all that I ask,
Is just thy hand clasp. Could I brush thy cheek
As zephyrs brush a rose leaf, words are weak
To tell the bliss in which my soul would bask.
There is no language but would desecrate
A joy so great."

"All that I ask, is just one tender touch
Of that soft cheek. Thy pulsing palm in mine,
Thy dark eyes lifted in a trust divine
And those curled lips that tempt me overmuch
Turned where I may not seize the supreme bliss
Of one mad kiss.

"All that I ask," says Love, "of life, of death.
Or of high heaven itself, is just to stand,
Glance melting into glance, hand twined in hand,
The while I drink the nectar of thy breath,
In one sweet kiss, but one, of all thy store,
I ask no more."

"All that I ask "--nay, self-deceiving Love,
Reverse thy phrase, so thus the words may fall,
In place of "all I ask," say, "I ask all,"
All that pertains to earth or soars above,
All that thou weft, art, will be, body, soul,
Love asks the whole.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

º·¡Çբͧà¸Íãªé¶éͤӧèÒÂæ áµèä¾àÃÒÐáÅÐãËé¤ÇÒÁËÁÒÂà»ç¹ÍÒÃÁ³ìãÊÊÐÍÒ´ ÁͧâÅ¡ã¹´éÒ¹´ÕÍÂÙèàÊÁÍ áÁéáµè¡Òú͡àÅèÒ¶Ö§¤ÇÒÁÁ×´Á¹ º·¡Çբͧà¸Í¡çÂѧ¨Ø´áʧÊÇèÒ§áÅÐàÃ×ͧÃͧ¤ÇÒÁËÇѧ㹤ÇÒÁÁ×´¹Ñé¹

Wilcox (1850-1919) à»ç¹¡ÇÕªÒÇÍàÁÃԡѹ à¡Ô´·ÕèÇÔʤ͹«Ô¹ à¸Íà¡Ô´ã¹ºéÒ¹·ÕèÃÑ¡ÀÒÉÒ áÅÐÁÒôҵÑ駤ÇÒÁËÇѧµÑé§áµèà¸ÍÂѧäÁèà¡Ô´ ÇèÒÅÙ¡¤¹¹Õé¨Ðà»ç¹¹Ñ¡à¢Õ¹ ÇÔŤ͡«ìäÁèä´é·ÓãËé¤Ø³áÁè¼Ô´ËÇѧàÅ à¸ÍÃÑ¡¡ÒÃà¢Õ¹ÁÒ¡ áÅÐà¢Õ¹º·¡ÇÕÁÒ¡ÁÒ¨¹µÅÍ´ªÕÇÔµ ªÕÇÔµ¢Í§à¸ÍäÁèä´éÊǧÒÁ´éÇ¡ÅÕº¡ØËÅÒº à¸Íà¤Â¼èÒ¹ªèǧ·ÕèµéͧÂÒ¡ÅÓºÒ¡ ¢Ò§ҹà¢Õ¹äÁèä´é áµèà¸ÍºÍ¡ÇèÒ¤ÇÒÁËÇѧ¢Í§à¸ÍäÁèà¤Â¤Å͹¤ÅÒÂ

"©Ñ¹ÁÑ¡¨ÐÃéͧäËé¡Ñº¤ÇÒÁ¼Ô´ËÇѧáÅСѧÇŨ¹ËÅÑºä» áµè¨Ðµ×è¹ÁÒÃéͧà¾Å§ã¹µÍ¹àªéÒ´éǤÇÒÁàºÔ¡ºÒ¹ã¹ªÕÇÔµ ©Ñ¹àª×èÍàÊÁÍÇèÒÊÔ觴Õæ ¨Ðà¡Ô´¡Ñº©Ñ¹ ºÒ§Çѹ·ÕèÊÒËÑÊ·ÕèÊØ´ àÁ×èÍ·Ø¡ÍÂèÒ§µèÒ§¼Ô´¾ÅÒ´ áÅе鹩ºÑº·ÕèÊè§ä»àÁ×èÍË¡ÍÒ·ÔµÂì·ÕèáÅéǶ١µÕ¡ÅѺÁÒ â´ÂäÁèä´éÃѺ¡ÒõͺÃѺàÅÂÊÑ¡ªÔé¹à´ÕÂÇ ©Ñ¹¡ç¨ÐÁͧÍ͡仹͡˹éÒµèÒ§àÅç¡æ ·Ò§à˹×Íä»·Õ趹¹ÊÒÂà´ÕÂÇ´Ò ·ÕèàÃÕ§ÃÒ´éǵ鹻çÍ»ÅÒÃì·Õè´Ùáʹà˧Ò仡ÇèÒµÑǶ¹¹ áÅéǤԴÇèҨеéͧÁÕºÒ§ÊÔ觴Õæ à¡Ô´¢Öé¹ÀÒÂ㹤׹¹Õé ·Õè¨Ðà»ÅÕè¹·Ø¡ÍÂèÒ§ä»"

¤ÇÒÁ¤Ô´¢Í§à¸Í㹺·¡ÇÕ¨Ö§ËÇÒ¹ã¹ÍÒÃÁ³ìáÅФÇÒÁËÇѧÂÔ觹ѡ