Then there is the Law—the Law of unlove which binds;
Which feeds the worm and the bully in men, which blinds;
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These are not the times for the clean word, the straight sentence;
For the turning and the praise which is the true repentance.
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Though you have remained aloof we have not sought other shrines;
Rather have we fanned with our sighs the flame that refines.
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It turns out that in one thing anyway the Bible is right;
The stars and the sun were created to give the earth light.
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When a man pursues the secrets of the things contained in space,
He is chasing the flying shadows of the Beloved’s face.
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We have come to understand that whomever God loves he ruins.
Small beer is that god who deals in increasings and accruings.
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We have climbed up out of the pit of stone, of worm, fish, bird and beast
To see your face, Beloved, hear your voice—to keep love’s tryst.
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The evening pianos have faltered into silence—because of love.
The night trumpets have wailed their last notes of violence—because of love.
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This salt waste, and a sky that is the mirror of our grief—
How long can we survive unless you send us relief?
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