I've put down The Inferno for the night in favor of my Alfred Lord Tennyson book of poems.
My all time favorite Tennyson poem has to be Maud. The verse:
There has fallen a splendid tear
From the passion-flower at the gate.
She is coming, my dove, my dear;
She is coming, my life, my fate;
The red rose cries, 'She is near, she is near;'
And the white rose weeps, 'She is late;'
The larkspur listens, 'I hear, I hear;'
And the lily whispers, 'I wait.'
has inspired more than one of my own personal writing endeavors. To me there is something so terribly romantic about the concept of waiting for one's love to come into their lives, never knowing when or how. I can picture Tennyson standing in a beautiful enchanted garden awaiting his love as the flowers eagerly wait too, trying to be the first to spot her.
Maud is one of those rare prized jewels that I can read over and over and every single time it makes me feel the exact same way, like a savory piece of expensive chocolate that makes you close your eyes so that you can better taste it's flavor.