This was written by someone we'll call Destiny....Years ago
Over the mountains and under the waves,
Under the fountains and under the graves;
Under floods that are deepest, which Neptune obey,
Over rocks that are steepest, love will find out the way.
When there is no place for the glow worm to lie,
Where there is no space for receipt of a fly;
Where the midge dares not venture lest herself fast she lay,
If love came, he will enter and will find out the way.
You may esteem him a child for his might;
Or you may deem him a coward for his flight:
But if she whom Love doth honor be coceal’d from the day---
Set a thousand guards upon her, Love will find out the way.
Some think to lose him by having him confined;
And some do suppose him, poor heart! To be blind;
But ne'er so close you wall him, do the best that you may,
Blind Love, if you so call him, will find out the way.
You may train the eagle to stoop to your fist;
Or you may inveigle the Phoenix of the East;
The lioness, you may move her to give over her prey;
But you will never stop a lover
He will find out his way.
If the earth it should part him he would gallop it over;
If the seas should over thwart him, he would swim to the shore;
Should his Love become a swallow, through the air to stray,
Love will lend wings to follow, and will find out the way.
There is no striving to cross his intent;
There is no contriving his plots to prevent;
But if once the message greet him that his true Love does stay,
If death should come and meet him,
Love will find out the way.....
Under the fountains and under the graves;
Under floods that are deepest, which Neptune obey,
Over rocks that are steepest, love will find out the way.
When there is no place for the glow worm to lie,
Where there is no space for receipt of a fly;
Where the midge dares not venture lest herself fast she lay,
If love came, he will enter and will find out the way.
You may esteem him a child for his might;
Or you may deem him a coward for his flight:
But if she whom Love doth honor be coceal’d from the day---
Set a thousand guards upon her, Love will find out the way.
Some think to lose him by having him confined;
And some do suppose him, poor heart! To be blind;
But ne'er so close you wall him, do the best that you may,
Blind Love, if you so call him, will find out the way.
You may train the eagle to stoop to your fist;
Or you may inveigle the Phoenix of the East;
The lioness, you may move her to give over her prey;
But you will never stop a lover
He will find out his way.
If the earth it should part him he would gallop it over;
If the seas should over thwart him, he would swim to the shore;
Should his Love become a swallow, through the air to stray,
Love will lend wings to follow, and will find out the way.
There is no striving to cross his intent;
There is no contriving his plots to prevent;
But if once the message greet him that his true Love does stay,
If death should come and meet him,
Love will find out the way.....