Yet [*/+/^] : 27.225 MHz, Some Final Measures; *Let Him Kiss Me With The Kisses Of His Mouth* [XLIIX]

Jesus gives me the privilege of being

loved by---and, thence, loving---Him, Whose presence has

entered me; I feel Him adjacently near

even though His Throne is on the other side

of the vast star fields.



Starward

Author's Notes/Comments: 

The title quotes the Song Of Solomon 1:2a.


The poem was inspired by Saint Symeon the New Theologian's poem, "How Is It I Can Love You?" translated by Ivan M. Granger.


The second line alludes to 1 John 4:19.

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