Dark is the world’s night without you my love,

By night, beloved, tie your heart to mineand let them both in dreams defeat the darkness

My ugly one, I love you for your waist of gold,my beauty, I love you because of a wrinkle on your forehead,love, I love you because you are clear and dark.

If you should ask me where I've been all this time I have to say "Things happen." I have to dwell on stones darkening the earth, on the river ruined in its own duration: I know nothing save things the birds have lost, the sea I left behind, or my sister crying. Why this abundance of places? Why does day lock with day? Why the dark night swilling round in our mouths? And why the dead?

I want to see thirst In the syllables, Tough fire In the sound; Feel through the dark For the scream.