Though this much I ask but bitter tell:
Is not so fine, is not so,
But I am bitter but utter sweet,
Ere poison is mine the taste so far,
My tongue swims through drink and brew,
But mine eyes regressed too far,
Alas I am but simple yet so quiet,
Hears you the stars so loud and unspoken?
And the galaxy stirs in silence asleep,
Never asleep, as tender hearts grow amidst,
My sleep is deigned for hearts divine,
Alas my love can I not offer so little?
So beautiful, yet I have none to give,
Beauty does not age when eyes meet,
But I am swimming through fate’s despair,
To swim is not to seek the island of virtue,
Touches me through a heart long forgotten,
Though is forgotten but is not unkempt,
The stars are bright this evening,
Sing for my brightening star, my dear,
If you’re there, then sing for mine,
Alas, I am not there how far away,
Then I shall breathe the sun for air,
But my darkness wept is little kept,
Alas, there’s no light in me now,
Alas, I am but not light to be given.