This poem is something I had lurking in the back of my mind as I watched S&S for about the hundredth time! It's a poem, summarizing what Colonel Brandon might be thinking about before he and Marianne finally marry.
I am the
quiet man,
One who is ignored by the masses.
My calm face
conceals
The torrents that run within.
I am also a patient
man,
One who is content to wait for love.
I have made many
mistakes,
Walked many painful and dark paths.
She may never
know
What great a hold she possesses on me.
I will take
whatever comes to me,
Even sparse crumbs from her cruel
But
unbearably beautiful lips.
She has ensnared me
And I know from
this I may
Never truly escape...
But
I have hope,
Yes, even now I hope.
The follies of that
Willoughby
Are known to her.
She must decide now
If he will
rule her forever.
I leave it in her hands,
To decide the fate
of us both.