Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself
But if your 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.
Let These Be Your Desires
Khalil Gibran
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Poem topics: home, night, pain, running, sleep, song, thanks, desire, return, gratitude, prayer, Valentine's Day, melody, dawn, heart, love, I love you, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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