''To Love Or Not To Love a Woman'' Revised

To love or not to love a woman? Which is better? To love and love well is good so long they who love love without falsehood as their twain hearts so compel and make rich love's treasures. As friend, she's best: never pitch a lady-friend into a lover, should her all precious friendship and lady-hood be injured and make her a hateful witch. But, alas, to love God is best! Not I, but the aims of this life and Destiny make it so that men like me must decry love's ambit for a life of poverty. Although, if God wills it, love will find me in heaven's field,--in heaven's golden lea!