Religion
He who knows Love
From The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse, ed. D. H. S. Nicholson and A. H. E. Lee (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1917)
He who knows Love — becomes Love, and his eyes
Behold Love in the heart of everyone,
Even the loveless: as the light of the sun
Is one with all it touches. He is wise
With undivided wisdom, for he lies
In Wisdom's arms. His wanderings are done,
For he has found the Source whence all things run —
The guerdon of the quest, that satisfies.
He who knows Love becomes Love, and he knows
All beings are himself, twin-born of Love.
Melted in Love's own fire, his spirit flows
Into all earthly forms, below, above;
He is the breath and glamour of the rose,
He is the benediction of the dove.
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MLA
Barker, Elsa. “He who knows Love.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/barker/2/.
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Barker, Elsa. “He who knows Love.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/barker/2/.
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