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I was not young long: I met the soul early;
Who took me to God at once; and seeing
God the Incomparable sight, I knelt my body

Humbly: whereupon God saw the star upon
My brow: stooped to kiss it: O then the
Blinding radiance there! Explosion of all

My earthiness: sparks flying till I was all.
Embers: long, long did God hold me; till
He rose and bade me to rise saying: Now

Go back. Now go back where you came.
Go back: Understanding is yours now.
Only Beware: beware! since you and God and have louvered.