53946: And You, Helen

<p dir="ltr"> And you, Helen, what should I give you?<br> So many things I would give you<br> Had I an infinite great store<br> Offered me and I stood before<br> To choose. I would give you youth,<br> All kinds of loveliness and truth,<br> A clear eye as good as mine,<br> Lands, waters, flowers, wine,<br> As many children as your heart<br> Might wish for, a far better art<br> Than mine can be, all you have lost<br> Upon the travelling waters tossed,<br> Or given to me. If I could choose<br> Freely in that great treasure-house<br> Anything from any shelf,<br> I would give you back yourself,<br> And power to discriminate<br> What you want and want it not too late,<br> Many fair days free from care<br> And heart to enjoy both foul and fair,<br> And myself, too, if I could find<br> Where it lay hidden and it proved kind.<br></p>