A. Merc RustadYou sit beside the sorcerer, your love, and unzip your ribs. Tucked under your heart is a small oak box, plain and unvarnished. You offer it to the sorcerer. 'I brought this for you.
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In this poem, Robert Browning is describing the moment he and his wife, Elizabeth Barrett, first met. As soon as she saw him, she offered him a gift: a small box with a lock and key. It was a token of affection, the oak box that would become her heart.
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