We Are Two

If I could conjure shapes for you and me
I'd choose two living things that swim or fly
Two fishes tumbling in a glassy sea
Two eagles turning in a golden sky
And in those shapes we should continue free
And still in love, until the sea ran dry
The air failed, and the earth dropped in the sun
And time was ended, and we two were one

I wish there were a passage underground
That led by magic to your house and bed
So I could be beside you at a bound
When I had made the journey in my head
Then I should disappear and not be found
And neighbors be persuaded I were dead
But I should be with you in paradise
Where I could laugh and kiss your face and eyes

The kingdom of our love is like a tree
Grown from a little seed on level ground
But now it stretches over land and sea
And carries on its top an eagle crowned
Below, a tent is hung for you and me
Thick-set with rubies in a border round
That say I came into the world to serve you
And I may have your love, but not deserve you

The lover who could wear you like a cross
That gave a blessing to his neck or arm
Might travel through the world and fear no loss
Disease or danger, guarded by that charm
A thousand seas and deserts he might cross
And climb up mountains, and not come to harm
And I am safe from injury or spite
If I have kissed you for that day and night

And we are two, but neither tall nor short
And equally in love in heart and mind
And we are two, but one is every sort
Of equal faith and equally combined