Her eyes caught mine, and then her smile
Wrought tears from my heart, not blood:
From me she has flown, from afar loved unknown
A love unspoken, perhaps understood?
Yes, I adore thee, as Dante did Beatrice
Though saw you more than twice did I
We danced – danced but once together
We parted – the years pass slowly by…
“Read the word to ‘The Courtly Lovers’ here”
Read the poem
A brilliantly evocative and moving poem. I’ve often been in this boat myself so I could really relate to it. The various vistas and cameos in it were very striking.