Sunday, July 16, 2006

The Tree of Love

The tree of love its roots hath spread
Deep in my heart, and rears its head;
Rich are its fruits: they joy dispense;
Transport the heart, and ravish sense.
In love's sweet swoon to thee I cleave,
Bless'd source of love . . .

- St. Francis of Asissi, Into Love's Furnace I am Cast
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4 comments:

CE said...

If Francis didn't write down what he thought and felt, we wouldn't be reading his thoughts today.
I guess even self-absorption is a good thing.

2:22 AM
Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Imemine...I like the mystic poets. Often when I read something like this I feel the song or chant that may have gone with it. Many are incantations.

7:35 AM
Kathleen said...

beautiful sharing Don...
St. Francis... so wildly and yet softly taken into the depths of the Heart of the beloved...

5:22 PM
Don Iannone, D.Div., Ph.D. said...

Indeed Kathleen. The beloved...yes.

9:03 PM

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