You will never know that your soul travels

[Eva Libre]

Painting by Emil Nolde

"You will never know that your soul travels

sweetly sheltered in the depths of my heart,
and that nothing, neither time nor age nor other loves,
It will prevent you from ever existing.
Now the beauty of the world takes your face,
it feeds on your sweetness and adorns itself with your clarity.
The pensive lake in the background of the landscape
speak to me again of your serenity.
The paths you followed, today they point me to mine,
although you will never know that I take you with me
like a golden lamp to light my way
Nor that your voice still pierces my soul.
Soft torch your rays, sweet bonfire your spirit;
You still live a little because I outlive you."

~ Marguerite Yourcenar