The heart can think of no devotion
Greater than being shore to the ocean—
Holding the curve of one position,
Counting an endless repetition.
Greater than being shore to the ocean—
Holding the curve of one position,
Counting an endless repetition.

Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in the United States.
View profile & all 58 Poems / StoriesHe saw her from the bottom of the stairsBefore she saw him. She was starting down,
The city had withdrawn into itselfAnd left at last the country to the country;
"You ought to have seen what I saw on my wayTo the village, through Mortenson's pasture to-day:
Love at the lips was touchAs sweet as I could bear;
Love has earth to which she clingsWith hills and circling arms about