KEENNESS of heart and brain,
Deftness of hand and lip-
All these are not enough
To weave a perfect stuff
Out of the difficult skein
Of this relationship.
A passionate patience we
Must also bring to bear:
Be tireless to smooth out
Coil, caffle, or knot
Before time’s shuttles weave it
Into the stuff, and leave it,
A lasting blemish, there.
Thus only can we keep
Ice-clear, rock-fast, sea-deep,
Our love’s integrity;
Thus only can we make
A fine and flawless cloak
To wrap us round, and cover
From wind and rain our linked lives for ever.
(Jan Struther)
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