The Gardener XXXIV: Do Not Go, My Love

8 months ago

Do not go, my love, without askingmy leave.I have watched all night, and nowmy eyes are heavy with sleep.I fear…

The Gardener XXVII: Trust Love

8 months ago

"Trust love even if it brings sorrow.Do not close up your heart.""Ah no, my friend, your words aredark, I cannot…

The Gardener XXIX: Speak to Me

8 months ago

Speak to me, my love! Tell me inwords what you sang.The night is dark. The stars arelost in clouds. The…

The Gardener XXII: When She Passed by Me

8 months ago

When she passed by me with quicksteps, the end of her skirt touchedme.From the unknown island of aheart came a…

The Gardener XXCIII: She Dwelt on the Hillside

8 months ago

She dwelt on the hillside by edgeof a maize-field, near the spring thatflows in laughing rills through thesolemn shadows of…

The Gardener XVIII: When Two Sisters

8 months ago

When the two sisters go to fetchwater, they come to this spot andthey smile.They must be aware of somebodywho stands…

The Gardener XLVIII: Free Me

8 months ago

Free me from the bonds of yoursweetness, my love! Nor more of thiswine of kisses.This mist of heavy incense stiflesmy…

The Gardener XLV: To the Guests

8 months ago

To the guests that must go bidGod's speed and brush away all tracesof their steps.Take to your bosom with a…

The Gardener XLIII: No, My Friends

8 months ago

No, my friends, I shall never be anascetic, whatever you may say.I shall never be and ascetic if shedoes not…

The Gardener XL: An Unbelieving Smile

8 months ago

An unbelieving smile flits on youreyes when I come to you to take myleave.I have done it so often that…