One Day in Spring…

7 months ago

One day in spring, a woman cameIn my lonely woods,In the lovely form of the Beloved.Came, to give to my…

Old And New

7 months ago

Thou hast made me known to friends whom I knew not.Thou hast given me seats in homes not my own.Thou…

My Song

7 months ago

This song of mine will wind its music around you, my child, likethe fond arms of love.This song of mine…

Moments Indulgence

7 months ago

I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The worksthat I have in hand I will finish…

Lover’s Gifts XXVIII: I Dreamt

7 months ago

I dreamt that she sat by my head, tenderly ruffling my hair withher fingers, playing the melody of her touch.…

Lover’s Gifts XVIII: Your Days

7 months ago

Your days will be full of cares, if you must give me your heart.My house by the cross-roads has its…

Lover’s Gifts XLVIII: I Travelled the Old Road

7 months ago

I travelled the old road every day, I took my fruits to the market,my cattle to the meadows, I ferried…

Lover’s Gifts XLIV: Where Is Heaven

7 months ago

Where is heaven? you ask me, my child,-the sages tell us it isbeyond the limits of birth and death, unswayed…

Lover’s Gifts XLII: Are You a Mere Picture

7 months ago

Are you a mere picture, and not as true as those stars, true asthis dust? They throb with the pulse…

Lover’s Gifts XIX: It Is Written in the Book

7 months ago

It is written in the book that Man, when fifty, must leave thenoisy world, to go to the forest seclusion.…