My introduction
Peace and Blessings, A LOVERS CALL
WHERE ARE YOU, MY BELOVED? ARE YOU IN THAT LITTLE
PARADISE, WATERING THE FLOWERS THAT LOOK UPON YOU
AS INFANTS LOOK UPON THE BREAST OF THEIR MOTHERS?,
OR ARE YOU IN YOUR CHAMBER WHERE THE SHRINE OF
VIRTUE HAS BEEN PLACED IN YOUR HONOR, AND UPON
WHICH YOU OFFERED MY HEART AND SOUL AS SACRIFICE?
OR AMONGST THE BOOKS, SEEKING HUMAN KNOWLEDGE,
WHILE YOU ARE REPLETE WITH HEAVENLY WISDOM?
OH COMPANION OF MY SOUL, WHERE ARE YOU? ARE YOU
PRAYING IN THE TEMPLE? OR CALLING NATURE IN THE
FIELD, HAVEN OF YOUR DREAMS?
ARE YOU IN THE HUTS OF THE POOR, CONSOLING THE
BROKEN HEARTED WITH THE SWEETNESS OF YOUR SOUL, AND
FILLING THEIR HANDS WITH YOUR BOUNTY?
YOU ARE THE CREATOR'S SPIRIT EVERYWHERE;
YOU ARE STRONGER THAN THE AGES
WHERE ARE YOU NOW, MY OTHER SELF? ARE YOU AWAKE IN THE
SILENCE OF THE NIGHT?. LET THE CLEAN BREEZE CONVEY TO
YOU MY HEART'S EVERY BEAT AND AFFECTION.
WHERE ARE YOU, MY BELOVED? DO YOU HEAR MY WEEPING
FROM BEYOND THE DISTANCE? DO YOU UNDERSTAND MY NEED?
DO YOU KNOW THE GREATNESS OF MY PATIENCE?
IS THERE ANY SPIRIT IN THE AIR CAPABLE OF CONVEYING TO YOU
THE BREATH OF THIS DYING YOUTH? IS THERE ANY SECRET
COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ANGELS THAT WILL CARRY TO YOU
MY COMPLAIN?
WHERE ARE YOU MY BEAUTIFUL STAR? THE OBSCURITY OF LIFE
HAST CAST ME UPON ITS BOSOM; SORROW HAS CONQUERED ME,
SAIL YOUR SMILE INTO THE AIR; IT WILL REACH AND ENLIVEN ME!
BREATHE YOUR FRAGRANCE INTO THE AIR; IT WILL SUSTAIN ME!
WHERE ARE YOU, MY BELOVED?
OH, HOW GREAT IS LOVE!
AND HOW LITTLE AM I.