Thou Art My Lute
(By Paul Laurence Dunbar)
Thou art my lute, by thee I sing,—
My being is attuned to thee.
Thou sets all my words a-wing,
And melts me to a melody.
Thou art my life, by thee I live,
From thee proceed the joys I know;
Sweetheart, thy hand has power to give
The mead of love—the cup of woe.
Thou art my love, by thee I lead
My soul the paths of light along,
From vale to vale, from mead to mead,
And home it in the hills of song.
My song, my soul, my life, my all,
Why need I pray or make my plea,
Since my petition cannot fall;
For I’m already one with thee!
© Michael Rauner - Photography / The Netherlands
