Let Not Lust Undo Your Greater Longing
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Music: Eleanor Plunkett. By Turlough O'Carolan. Sequenced by Barry Taylor. Subscribe to this site on Substack |
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Let not lust undo your greater longing, Lest you lose the love you most desire. The point is not the partner you are wronging, But who you are, and what grace you require. It may be fear that keeps you from betraying The trust that keeps your present life intact. But fear alone should not keep you from straying; The inner truth should flower in the act. A moment is just one step in a dance Performed through life upon an inner stage, Choreographed in turn by will and chance, Viewed more from the balcony with age. Choose love, then, over lust, and dance with grace Within a long and mutual embrace. Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.
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