Thursday, May 15, 2008

Love

Love sought is good, but given unsought, is better.

Love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs,
Being purged, a fire sparkling in lovers' eyes,
Being vexed, a sea nourished with lovers' tears.
What is it else? A madness most discreet,
A choking gall and a preserving sweet.

-- William Shakespeare