LOVE THE LIGHT-GIVER. <br /> <br />Veggio co' bei vostri occhi. <br /> <br />With your fair eyes a charming light I see, <br />For which my own blind eyes would peer in vain; <br />Stayed by your feet the burden I sustain <br />Which my lame feet find all too strong for me; <br />Wingless upon your pinions forth I fly; <br />Heavenward your spirit stirreth me to strain; <br />E'en as you will, I blush and blanch again, <br />Freeze in the sun, burn 'neath a frosty sky. <br />Your will includes and is the lord of mine; <br />Life to my thoughts within your heart is given; <br />My words begin to breathe upon your breath: <br />Like to the moon am I, that cannot shine <br />Alone; for lo! our eyes see nought in heaven <br />Save what the living sun illumineth.<br /><br />Michelangelo Buonarroti<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/xxx-to-tommaso-de-cavalieri/
