I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.

12/28/2010

– W.H. Auden

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18 Responses to “I’ll love you, dear, I’ll love you till China and Africa meet and the river jumps over the mountain and the salmon sing in the street.”

  1. Artswebshow Says:

    12/30/2010 at 10:02 AM

    Such a wonderful bit of writing.
    So much love offered in this quote.
    Excellent

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  2. maggsworld Says:

    12/29/2010 at 6:47 PM

    I could deal with that kind of love – crave it in fact.

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  3. denverlori Says:

    12/29/2010 at 10:05 AM

    Wouldn’t it be amazing to be loved this much?

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  4. Ann Says:

    12/29/2010 at 3:37 AM

    Beautiful quote!

    (The visual is killing me!! 🙂 … I’m imagining salmon singing Lou Rawls’ FOREVER I DO!! )

    Loved,
    ann

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    • bendedspoon Says:

      12/29/2010 at 10:00 AM

      “I’ll always love you, forever I do, I promise to be true…”

      love the thought of the salmon singing it!
      love the thought of the couple honoring it!
      🙂

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  5. Moore to ponder Says:

    12/29/2010 at 3:24 AM

    That is a great love!:)

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  6. SergioD Says:

    12/28/2010 at 10:54 PM

    I hope you had a Merry Merry Christmas… I had the flu and I am back to work and finally feeling better, I was snowed in yesterday here in NYC, so I had the day off yipee..

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    • bendedspoon Says:

      12/29/2010 at 9:48 AM

      I am having a very merry merry Christmas and I hope it won’t be ending anytime soon!

      Glad to hear that you’re okay now. Enjoy the whole year of 2011!
      🙂

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  7. Darya Says:

    12/28/2010 at 10:08 PM

    Love reading your quotes 🙂

    Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrry Christmas dear Bended Spoon

    and wish a magical new year

    and thanks for coming into my life last year 🙂

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  8. Debbie Says:

    12/28/2010 at 3:32 PM

    Gotta love that kind of love! 🙂

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  9. jmjbookblog Says:

    12/28/2010 at 11:50 AM

    What a great quote…how could anything be more impressive than that! 🙂

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