Like a flower among thorns,
So too is my lover
Among all the daughters of the world.

Behold you are fair my love!
You have the eyes of saints behind your veil
Your hair is like the sun shining upon the waters
Your lips are like strands of scarlet
And your mouth sings lovely words into my ear
You drip as the honeycomb
And your fragrance is that of sensuality
You are a garden which has been enclosed for me
And your plants and orchards you have given to me.

You are most fair my love,
And I can find no spot on you.

You have ravished my heart
With one look of your eyes
And one touch of your skin, my love.

How much better than wine is your love,
And the scent of your flesh than all spices!
You flow like a waterfall
A well of living waters
And the rivers of the earth.

How beautiful are your feet.
The curves of your thighs are like jewels
The work of a master craftsman.
Your navel is a rounded pearl.
Your waist is an hourglass of time i get lost within.
Your breasts like two young fawns.
Your neck is your ivory tower
And your eyes are pools i swim within.
Your shoulders show your grace and beauty.

How fair and pleasant you are, my love,
With all of your delights!

I shall dwell forever in your heavens,
And enter into your sacred gardens each day.
I shall drink your wine in every moment
And spill none for it enters into all of me.
My soul has been released into your intimacies,
And in your valleys i walk free.

How graceful are you with your hands!
They heal my body with your touches.
How peace comes to me with your mouth!
Your kisses offer power to me.
How in wonder I thrive within your flower.
Your valley is fertile and flowing with life.
I shall plant my seeds within you forever.
I am nursed by your breasts,
And comforted within your heart.
You have offered to me your oceans of bliss.

In this moment there is no sorrow or pain,
For we are the first spark of heaven together.
Within my arms I shall protect you and comfort you.
My strength is yours to behold.
My weight upon you brings joy to your body,
As you speak secrets into my ear!
How graceful in all the earth are you!
How in all the universe there is none like you!
Behold I shout to all the Beings of the cosmos,
That this is my Love, whom I adore.

Ryan o0o

(from a study of “the Song of Solomon)