Love Me at Last
Alice Corbin
1881 to 1949
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Reconstruct the poem by dragging each line into its correct position. Your goal is to reassemble the original poem as accurately as possible. As you move the lines, you'll see whether your arrangement is correct, helping you explore the poem's flow and meaning. You can also print out the jumbled poem to cut up and reassemble in the classroom. Either way, take your time, enjoy the process, and discover how the poet's words come together to create something truly beautiful.
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Love me at last, or let the last word uttered
Love me at last—I am but sliding water
Love me at last—or leave me.
Love me at last, or if you will not,
Grieve me:
Hard words could never, as these half-words,
Leave me;
Or a bird flown.
Over a stone.
Be but your own;
Love me, or leave me—as a cloud, a vapor,