Finding Love's Path

Think not that you can direct

the course of love,

for love, if it finds you worthy,

directs your course.



Love has no other desire

but to fulfill itself.



But if you love and must

needs have desires,

let these be your desires :



To melt and be like a running brook

that sings its melody

to the night



To know the pain

of too much tenderness



To be wounded by your own

understanding of love

And to bleed willingly

and joyfully



To wake at dawn with a winged heart

and give thanks for another day

of loving



To rest at the noon hour

and meditate love's ecstasy



To return home at eventide

with gratitude



And then to sleep

with a prayer for the beloved

in your heart

and a song of praise

upon your lips


From The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

Blessings to all,