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b"EW Wilcox read by Classic Poetry Aloud:\\nhttp://www.classicpoetryaloud.com/\\n\\nGiving voice to the poetry of the past.\\n\\n---------------------------------------------------\\n\\nI Love You\\n\\nby Ella Wheeler Wilcox (1850 \\u2013 1919)\\n\\nI love your lips when they're wet with wine \\nAnd red with a wild desire; \\nI love your eyes when the lovelight lies \\nLit with a passionate fire. \\nI love your arms when the warm white flesh \\nTouches mine in a fond embrace; \\nI love your hair when the strands enmesh \\nYour kisses against my face. \\n\\nNot for me the cold calm kiss \\nOf a virgin's bloodless love; \\nNot for me the saint's white bliss, \\nNor the heart of a spotless dove. \\nBut give me the love that so freely gives \\nAnd laughs at the whole world's blame, \\nWith your body so young and warm in my arms, \\nIt sets my poor heart aflame. \\n\\nSo kiss me sweet with your warm wet mouth, \\nStill fragrant with ruby wine, \\nAnd say with a fervour born of the South \\nThat your body and soul are mine. \\nClasp me close in your warm young arms, \\nWhile the pale stars shine above, \\nAnd we'll live our whole young lives away \\nIn the joys of a living love.\\n\\nFirst aired: 14 November 2007\\n\\nFor hundreds more poetry readings, visit the Classic Poetry Aloud index.\\n\\nReading \\xa9 Classic Poetry Aloud 2008"