Love in Heaven Born
By John Herlihy

Love cannot be of the earth born,
Not only by human hands shorn.
Human eyes see darkness and light;
Day brings light, the darkness night.
Love encompasses more than earth;
It dreamed of universe before its birth.
The Divine I is called beauty and light,
Divine names dispel the dark of night.
The light descends into human eyes,
Beauty softens the heart ‘til its demise.
Mystery the final element in God’s list,
Arousing a love no human can resist,
By divine beatitude and beauty kissed.
The supreme emotion in Heaven born,
The love of God their spirit to adorn.