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BookofverseKarlMarx
EarlyWorksofKarlMarx:BookofVerse
To My Father
I
Creation
CreatorSpirituncreated
Sailsonfleetwavesfaraway,
Worldsheave,Livesaregenerated,
HisEyespansEternity.
AllinspiritingreignshisCountenance,
Initsburningmagic,Formscondense.
VoidspulsateandAgesroll,
DeepinprayerbeforehisFace
SpheresresoundandSeaFloodsswell,
GoldenStarsrideonapace.
Fatherheadinblessinggivesthesign,
AndtheAllisbathedinLightdivine.
Inboundsselfperceived,theEternal
Silentmoves,reflectively,
UntilholyThoughtprimordial
DonsForms,WordsofPoetry.
Then,likeThunderlyresfromfaraway
LikeprescientCreation'sJubilee:
"Gentlershinethefloatingstars,
WorldsinprimalRocknowrest
OmySpirit'simages,
BebySpiritnewembraced
Whentoyoutheheavingbosomsmove,
Berevealedinpietyandlove.
"BeunlockedonlytoLove
Eternity'seternalseat,
AstoyouIgentlygave,
HurlyoumySoul'slightningout.
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'Harmonyaloneitslikemayfind,
OnlySoulanotherSoulmaybind.'
OutofmeyourSpiritsburn
IntoFormsofloftymeaning
TotheMakeryoureturn,
Imagesnomoreremaining,
ByMan'slookofLoveringedburningly,
Youinhimdissolved,andheinme."
II
Poetry
FlamesCreatorlikeoncepoured
Streamingtomefromyourbreast,
Clashinguponhightheysoared,
AndInursedtheminmybreast.
ShoneyourformlikeAeolusstrainsabove,
ShieldedsoftthefirewithwingsofLove.
IsawglowandIheardsound,
Heavensonwardsweepingfar,
Risingupandsinkingdown,
Sinkingbuttosoarthehigher.
Then,wheninnerstrifeatlastwasquelled,
GriefandJoymademusicIbeheld.
Nestlingclosetoformssosoft
StandstheSoul,byspellsenchained,
Frommeimagessailedaloft
ByyourveryLoveinflamed.
LimbsofLove,bySpiritoncereleased,
ShineagainwithintheirMaker'sbreast.
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