"Is It for Now or for Always"

Is it for now or for always,

The world hangs on a stalk?

Is it a trick or a trysting place,

The woods we have found to walk?

Is it a mirage or a miracle,

Your lips that lift at mine:

And the suns like a juggler’s juggling-balls,

Are they a sham or a sign?

Shine out, my sudden angel,

Break fear with breast and brow,

I take you now and for always,

For always is always now.

- Philip Larkin