Upon your shattered ruins where This vine will flourish still, as rare, As fresh, as fragrant as of old. Love will not crumble.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love will grow strong even on broken ruins, remaining fresh and fragrant like before. It promises endurance.
- In plain terms
- Love will grow strong even on broken ruins and stay fresh.
- What can you take from it?
- Love can endure and revive even after destruction.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can love survive ruin?
- How does love renew?
Another view
It assumes love survives circumstances that might break it.
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