And This Is My Beloved

Dawn's promising skies,

Petals on a pool, drifting

Imagine these in one pair of eyes

And this is my beloved.

Strange spice from the south,

Honey through the comb, sifting

Imagine these in one eager mouth

And this is my beloved.

*** And when she speaks,

And when she talks to me: music, mystery,

And when she moves, and when she walks with me

Paradise comes suddenly near

All that can stir, all that can stun,

All that's for the heart's lifting

Imagine these in one perfect one

And this is my beloved... and this is my beloved...