On a Grey Thread/I, Lover
I, Lover
I shall never have any fear of love.Not of its depth nor its uttermost height,Its exquisite pain and its terrible delight.I shall never have any fear of love.
I shall never hesitate to go downInto the fastness of its abyssNor shrink from the cruelty of its awful kiss.I shall never have any fear of love.
Never shall I dread love's strengthNor any pain it might give.Through all the years I may liveI shall never have any fear of love.
I shall never draw back from loveThrough fear of its vast painBut build joy of it and count it again.I shall never have any fear of love.
I shall never tremble nor flinchFrom love's moulding touch:I have loved too terribly and too muchEver to have any fear of love.