Ever with thee I wish to roam

Ever with thee I wish to roam --
Dearest my life is thine.
Give me a cottage for my home
And a rich old cypress vine,
Removed from the world with its sin and care
And the tattling of many tongues.
Love alone shall guide us when we are there --
Love shall heal my weakened lungs;
And Oh, the tranquil hours we'll spend,
Never wishing that others may see!
Perfect ease we'll enjoy, without thinking to lend
Ourselves to the world and its glee --
Ever peaceful and blissful we'll be.

Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe
14 February 1846