# "Love" by Carol Ann Duffy 

By [crypto3egal](https://paragraph.com/@crypto3egal) · 2023-08-18

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> _you’re where I stand, hearing the sea, crazy_ 

> _for the shore, seeing the moon ache and fret_

> _for the earth. When morning comes, the sun, ardent,_ 

> _covers the trees in gold, you walk_ 

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> _towards me,_

> _out of the season, out of the light love reasons._

In 2009, Carol Ann Duffy made history when she was appointed the first female and openly lesbian British poet laureate. ‘Love’ is a perfect example of the monologue-style poems she is known for, fitting in with her usual sensory and emotional style of writing; here, she describes love as beautifully boundless, like the light of the sun or the crashing sound of waves.

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