Love Too Great
Love too great can drown the one adored.
As if Jove sent tsunami as a gift
Overwhelming all her personal choice.
Little offerings gentle and deserved
Will not frighten either be too swift
Love too great can drown the one adored.
Speaking kindly as we find our voice
Not shouting love, when we ought to desist
Overwhelming other’s personal choice.
At other times a lover’s been devoured
By that selfishness, we’re not impressed
Love too great can drown the one adored.
God alone can speak in such a voice
By his truth, all other is expressed
Overwhelming, merciful and right
Eros, selfish, sacred, who resists?
Keep your love in bounds, may it be blessed
Love too great can drown the one adored.
Overwhelming all their personal, unique worth
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