“...there's nothing more lovely than your lamplight, seen from a dark street...”

“...there's the suffering from love and the suffering from grief - either pain permanently scars the soul...”

“...you can be angry and silent, but it's no use - there's no distance in the spirit - besides, my words touch you more softly than my hands...”

“...there's something magical about a mask, but I have never worn one - I want you to see my pain and know how your love affects me...”

“...a bard's down-to-earth love: My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red and when she walks, treads on the ground...”

“...you forget love - though you fled from them, you secretly loved the monsters of your childhood...”

“...I remember your profile in darkness outlined by stars ...”