How did we sleep at all
Without burning up?
How did we dream at all
Without burning up?
‘Then did I check
The tears of useless pa**ion
Weaned my soul
From yearning after thine
Sternly denied
Its burning wish to hasten
Down to that tomb
Already more than mine'
‘And even yet
I dare not let it languish
Dare not indulge
In memory's pain
Once drinking deep
Of that divinest anguish
How could I seek
The empty world again?'