ten hundred hearts

and will you have me describe to you such

loves for you that press me? how do i start

telling of the gold and purple my heart

contains for you, for i love you too much

to stand my weak heart up by a weak heart's crutch

this heavy love! it breaks me part by part

like a thousand hearts that come and depart

though ten hundred more can not near the touch.

o, and if i shall make you understand

how i by love, of love, for love, with love

hold my soul far out from mr in my hand

to find the words of love i claim to have

for you, by God, paradise knows how true

i would settle for earth and hell for you