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The Gateless Gate
The Gateless Gate
For lovers of poetic tradition, a collection of twenty one sonnets in the Shakespearian style and twenty one poems in the style of the Japanese haiku
For lovers of poetic tradition, a collection of twenty one sonnets in the Shakespearian style and twenty one poems in the style of the Japanese haiku
Valentine
Valentine
How oft the heart protests constricting flesh
How oft the heart protests constricting flesh
That ever thwarts the spirit’s true desire
That ever thwarts the spirit’s true desire
With calumnies that leave its love bereft
With calumnies that leave its love bereft
Of kiss, caress or words to quench its fire.
Of kiss, caress or words to quench its fire.
Between we two a gulf unyielding lies
Between we two a gulf unyielding lies
As oceans vast and crueler yet than time,
As oceans vast and crueler yet than time,
That I must ever gaze into thine eyes
That I must ever gaze into thine eyes
And though I love thee never call thee mine.
And though I love thee never call thee mine.
Yet ‘tis a curse and pain I gladly bear,
Yet ‘tis a curse and pain I gladly bear,
This love I hide and never speak its name,
This love I hide and never speak its name,
Whose gentle hand would serve but to ensnare
Whose gentle hand would serve but to ensnare
In innocence thy beauty in my shame.
In innocence thy beauty in my shame.
This valentine enshrines my love unsaid
This valentine enshrines my love unsaid
While only dreams transport me to thy bed.
While only dreams transport me to thy bed.
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