Henry Timrod is often referred to as the “poet laureate of the Confederacy.” His poetry was written in the mid-1800s and was inspired by the newly minted United States and the difficulties faced between the North and South. The vast majority of his verse is contained within a single collection published before the Civil War.
Timrod’s ‘Sonnet: I Thank You’ explores friendship’s depth, valuing the love behind gifts, celebrating platonic love.
I thank you, kind and best beloved friend,
With the same thanks one murmurs to a sister,
When, for some gentle favor, he hath kissed her,
Less for the gifts than for the love you send,
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