My Lord, You have inspired me with love,
Where have You now gone?
You have abandoned me, Your faithful companion,
Having lit the flame of love.
You have set the boat of love in motion
And abandoned it on the ocean of longing.
My Lord, when can I meet You?
Without You, I cannot survive. -Mirabai
Mirabai. The Devotional Poems of Mirabai. Trans. A.J. Alston. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1980.
Thank you Hunter.
And you thought you had nothing of value to be of help to me???