Sonnet 43 Lyrics - Take All My Loves: Nine Shakespeare Sonnets - Rufus Wainwright

When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see 

For all the day they view things unrespected 

But when I sleep in dreams they look on thee 

And darkly bright are bright in dark directed 

Then thou whose shadow shadows doth make bright 

How would thy shadow's form form happy show 

To the clear day with thy much clearer light? 

When to unseeing eyes thy shade shines so 

How would I say mine eyes be blessed made 

By looking on thee in the living day? 

When in dead night thy fair imperfect shade 

Through heavy sleep on sightless eyes doth stay 

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All days are nights to see 'til I see thee 

And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me 

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