Love

Love

Cuts · English · @cuts_en ·

"Love". Read aloud by a LibriVox volunteer. Public domain.

#poetry

Transcript

0:00 Love. Love made me welcome,

0:02 yet my soul drew back,

0:04 guilty of dust and sin.

0:07 But quick-eyed love observing me grow slack,

0:10 from my first entrance in.

0:13 Drew nearer to me,

0:14 sweetly questioning if I lacked anything.

0:19 A guest I answered worthy to be here,

0:22 love said, you shall be he.

0:25 I, the unkind, ungrateful, ah, my dear,

0:29 I cannot look on thee.

0:32 Love took my hand and smiling did reply,

0:35 who made the eyes but I.

0:38 Truth, Lord, but I have marred them,

0:40 let my shame go where it doth deserve.

0:44 And know you not, says love,

0:46 who bore the blame, my dear,

0:48 then I will serve.

0:50 You must sit down, says love,

0:52 and taste my me.

0:54 So I did sit and eat.