Because no soul of man
has ever crossed
Again that River—the old fable's
wrong
;
.(Eneas came never to the ghostly side !
Was not the boat weighed with his body still ?
Felt he the keen emotions of the dead
?
Could
he, the mortal and the warrior,
Converse with Them, and understand ?
Believe
!
No soul has crossed in utter sympathy
And yet returned
; because
of this decree
:
No man
can look upon the face of God !
Yet Moses looked upon His hinder
parts.
And I —yes, goddess ! in this passionate
Life in our secret
mountain, well I know
Thy beauty,
and Thy love, (although they be
Infinite,
far beyond the mortal mind,
Body, or soul to touch,
to comprehend.
And dwell in) that the utter intimate
Knowledge
of Thee, if once
I ravelled out
Thy secret, laid Thee naked to the bone—
Nay, to the marrow
! were to come,
aware.
Face to face full with deity itself
And this I strive at !
Therefore
is my love
Wholly in tune with that concealed desire
Bred in each mortal, though he never know,
(Few
do
know)
to
transcend
the
bound
of
things.
And find in Death
the purpose of this life.
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