Saturday, February 17, 2024

Poem: Ramon Lull, The Book of the Lover and the Beloved


The lover was asked to whom he belonged.
                He answered, "To love."
What are you made of? "Of love."
What gave birth to you? "Love.:
Where were you born? "In love."
Who brought you up? "Love."
How do you live? "By love."
What is your name? "Love."
Where do you come from? "From love."
Where are you going? "To love."
Where are you now? "In love."
Have you anything other than love? 
                "Yes, I have faults and wrongs against my beloved."
Is there pardon in your beloved?
                The lover said that in his beloved were mercy and justice, 
                and that he therefore lived between fear and hope.



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