The Window

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Oh why do you stand by the window 
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Abandoned to beauty and pride 
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The thorn of the night in your bosom 
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The spear of the age in your side 
 
Lost in the rages of fragrance 
Lost in the rags of remorse 
Lost in the waves of a sickness 
That loosens the high silver nerves 
 
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O chosen love, o frozen love 
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O tangle of matter and ghost 
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O darling of angels, demons and saints 
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And the whole broken-hearted host 
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Gentle this soul 
 
And come forth from your cloud of unknowing 
And kiss the cheek of the moon 
The new Jerusalem glowing 
Why tarry all night in this ruin 
 
And leave no word of discomfort 
Oh leave no observer to mourn 
But climb on your tears and be silent 
Like the rose on its ladder of thorn 
 
O chosen love, o frozen love 
O tangle of matter and ghost 
O darling of angels, demons and saints 
And the whole broken-hearted host 
Gentle this soul 
 
Then lay your rose on the fire 
The fire give up to the sun 
The sun give over to splendor 
In the arms of the High Holy One 
 
For the Holy One dreams of a letter 
Ah dreams of a letter‘s death 
Bless the continuous stutter 
Of the word being made into flesh 
 
O chosen love, o frozen love 
O tangle of matter and ghost 
O darling of angels, demons and saints 
And the whole broken-hearted host 
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Gentle this soul, gentle this soul 
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Gentle this soul, gentle this soul