Ask me not whenceforth
from which place or time I come
from, dear lufu of mine
Beewolf and seizer of hearts
come-hither at me door Sire
Query onely beau
and without askance kiss me
Like a flowery rose dear
sitting on thy breast sweet love
scented sweetly at your side
Seek me as the root
of all that passions thy soul
Gentle as the winds
that blow gently close to thine
tousled as my wild,wild hair.
This world of pre-historic scene,
the rising of the ancient sun,
and the sights of the Miocene
together made the cycles run,
from seasons never before seen,
epochs ago which yet begun.
The lungs of time and of the earth,
filled with the air's fresh oxygen,
renewed themselves with each rebirth
of nature (before early men)
when the periods of short-lived dearth
ended, so springtides may begin.
Do men perceive things heaven-sent?
And whenceforth came displays of might,
such as the miracle event
as when God said, “Let there be light!”
and then Creation's firmament
took form on the first day, and night.
Snow on the mountain
Fire in the hearth
Cool spring fountains
Love, laughter, mirth
Fire in the hearth
Radiance whenceforth
Love, laughter, mirth
Fills all the earth
Radiance whenceforth
Cool spring fountains
Fills all the earth
Snow on the mountain
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