What avails love when life is so ephemeral? What avaiIs a mortal’s love for the immortal?

Love that is snuffed out by death’s passing blast; Love without the pain, the passion that consumes?

A flickering spark I am, aglow for a fleeting glance; flow vain for a flickering spark to chase an eternal flame!

Grant me the bliss of eternal life, O Lord! And mine will be the ecstasy of eternal love.

Give me the pleasure of an everlasting pain; an agony that lacerates my soul for ever.

Give to the youth my sighs of dawn; give wings to these eaglets again.

This, dear Lord, is my only wish that my insights should be shared by all!