\u2018Tis a fearful thing
to love what death can touch.
A fearful thing
to love, to hope, to dream, to be \u2013
to be,
And oh, to lose.
A thing for fools, this,
And a holy thing,
a holy thing
to love.
For your life has lived in me,
your laugh once lifted me,
your word was gift to me.
To remember this brings painful joy.
\u2018Tis a human thing, love,
a holy thing, to love
what death has touched.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2013 Yehuda HaLevi<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(1075 \u2013 1141) was a Spanish Jewish physician, poet and philosopher.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u2018Tis a fearful thingto love what death can touch.A fearful thingto love, to hope, to dream, to be \u2013to be,And oh, to lose.A thing for fools, this,And a holy thing,a holy thingto love.For your life has lived in me,your laugh … Continue reading