There Is No Joy That Does Not Speak of Longing

Music: Completorium: Te lucis ante terminum. By Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki. Sequenced by Boguslaw Krawczyk at Kunst der Fuge.

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There is no joy that does not speak of longing, Having come a long, hard way to love. All happiness is earned, all bliss belonging, Nor can one be alone, though lonely prove. Kindness is a kind of gratitude, Sign and source of pleasure in one's being, Giving thanks by giving, as the shrewd Invest in what they have small chance of seeing. Very little time is spent in singing. Instead, we speak of what we want or need, Not knowing every minute we are bringing Gifts to those whose music we might read. If you liked this poem, vote for it on Yahoo Buzz by clicking on the icon below.