Counting The Beats

Robert GravesRobert Graves

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You, love, and I,
(He whispers) you and I,
And if no more than only you and I
What care you or I?Counting the beats,
Counting the slow heart beats,
The bleeding to death of time in slow heart beats,
Wakeful they lie.Cloudless day,
Night, and a cloudless day;
Yet the huge storm will burst upon their heads one day
From a bitter sky.Where shall we be,
(She whispers) where shall we be,
When death strikes home, O where then shall we be
Who were you and I?Not there but here,
(He whispers) only here,
As we are, here, together, now and here,
Always you and I.Counting the beats,
Counting the slow heart beats,
The bleeding to death of time in slow heart beats,
Wakeful they lie.
Robert Graves
About the poet

Robert Graves

1895 - 1985/EnglishRobert von Ranke Graves (July 24, 1895 –December 7, 1985) was an English scholar, best remembered for his work as a poet and novelist. During his long life, he produced more than 140 works in total. He was the son of Alfred Perceval Graves,…

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