She said a prayer
to which I was not an answer
and yet I burned
until I burned myself out
like a candle on Shabbat.

And the words of her prayer ceased
and her lips were still
like the surface of the salt sea,
and yet I still burn
like a wound exposed below
the surface.

And the words of her prayer
went unanswered
like the cries of my martyred dead
and yet I still burn
like the silence of a candle remembering them.

I compare you my love ,
to a mare among Pharaoh's
chariots.
Your cheeks are comely with ornaments.
your neck with strings of jewels.
We will make you ornaments of gold.
studded with silver.
While the king ws on his couch.
my nard gave forth its fragrance.
My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh.
that lies between my *******.
My beloved is to me a
cluster of henna blossoms
in the vineyards of En-gedi.
Ah, you are beautiful,my love.
ah, you are beautiful ;
your eyes  are doves,
Ah, you are beautiful my beloved,
truly lovely.
Our couch is green;
the beams  of our house are cedar.
our rafter are pine.

I compare you my love ,
to a mare among Pharaoh's
chariots.
Your cheeks are comely with ornaments.
your neck with strings of jewels.
We will make you ornaments of gold.
studded with silver.
While the king ws on his couch.
my nard gave forth its fragrance.
My beloved is to me a bag of myrrh.
that lies between my *******.
My beloved is to me a
cluster of henna blossoms
in the vineyards of En-gedi.
Ah, you are beautiful,my love.
ah, you are beautiful ;
your eyes  are doves,
Ah, you are beautiful my beloved,
truly lovely.
Our couch is green;
the beams  of our house are cedar.
our rafter are pine.

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