I loved him, Lord, so crazily, so madly!
It seemed to us, we were forever bound,
but You have put the end to it and, sadly,
in no other man such love I found.
He entered like wind into my soul -
a gust of forces, sweeping all aside,
and made me feel complete with him, so whole,
lit by his love, elated, purified.
These happy moments were, alas, so rare
that You, my Lord, allowed us to know,
and when it fell apart, then in despair
I barely survived this dreadful blow.
The ship of hope sank deep in the ocean.
Does happiness on Earth can ever last?
Apart from love of Christ, what other option
that can replace His glory unsurpassed?
God smashed the idol, in my heart erected
and gave the breath of other love instead.
My hope, by God's promise resurrected,
is anchored now not in human flesh.
What would have happened, had this man was mine,
should I, in vain fantasising, guess?
Since I discovered love of God divine,
can really a love of man impress?
Could really all human aspirations
for earthly bliss and blessings satisfy,
where days are full of trials and frustrations
and where we all eventually die?
No earthly love can happiness secure
and make it for the life eternal last,
as love of Christ, magnanimous and pure,
that human love is fading in contrast.
8.10.2020