appreciation of poetry

Every day I receive one poem delivered to my e-mail inbox from The Writer's Almanac. On most days, I delete these messages unread since poems baffle me to frustration, but I still bear with the Writer's Almanac e-mails because they come with juicy, extraordinary stories of some used-to-be ordinary people. Today, however, while killing some time between meetings, I read this poem and reread it and I liked it.

Modern Declaration

by Edna St. Vincent Millay

I, having loved ever since I was a child a few things, never
        having wavered
In these affections; never through shyness in the houses of the
        rich or in the presence of clergymen having denied these
        loves;
Never when worked upon by cynics like chiropractors having
        grunted or clicked a vertebra to the discredit of these
        loves;
Never when anxious to land a job having diminished them by
        a conniving smile; or when befuddled by drink
Jeered at them through heartache or lazily fondled the fingers
        of their alert enemies; declare

That I shall love you always.
No matter what party is in power;
No matter what temporarily expedient combination of allied
        interest wins the war;
Shall love you always.

"Modern Declaration" by Edna St. Vincent Millay, from Selected Poems. © HarperPerennial. Reprinted with permission.

Love how this piece has its form and content so in sync.

always라는 말이 좀 거슬리기는 하는데, 사실 사랑을 할 때는 사랑이 "마치" 영원한 듯이 죽도록 해야하지 않을까. 사랑할 때 목숨을 걸어 그 한 사람으로 듬뿍해져버리는. just like what happens to me when i fall in love.

그래서 그 사랑이 어떻게 해서든 드디어 끝이 나고 나면, 아무런 미련이 남지 않는다.
건조한 기억외에는 별로.
난, 다 그런줄 알았는데 얘기를 들어보니, 그렇지는 않더라궁.
그러나 나라고 해서, 난 꼭 이래ㅡ 주구장창 일관성을 유지한다고 장담할 수는 없겠지만.
하나마나한 얘기?!><>?<

p.s. This post should be titled "appreciation of a poem," not so much "poetry" but whatever.