Thursday, 31 January 2008

Love is a fire...

Love is a fire that burns unseen,
a wound that aches yet isn�t felt,
an always discontent contentment,
a pain that rages without hurting,

a longing for nothing but to long,
a loneliness in the midst of people,
a never feeling pleased when pleased,
a passion that gains when lost in thought.

It�s being enslaved of your own free will;
it�s counting your defeat a victory;
it�s staying loyal to your killer.

But if it�s so self-contradictory,
how can Love, when Love chooses,
bring human hearts into sympathy?

L.Vaz de Cam�es
� Translation: 2006, Richard Zenith
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