I lie in patience
In longing sorrow,
Mark yesterday become
today and tomorrow.

I seek with love
My joy to come,
Patient like a dove
Hidden in blossom.

I long to love
The worthy one,
Squaring in style
My forlorn sun.

If this be fruitless
No one’ll I ever love,
Not the devil from below
Nor the angel from above.

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