Piercing of the Veil
Heloise and Abelard
Let me sing of love - body and soul,
Of fair Heloise and Abelard in the Temple
Of Knowledge and Truth.
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Let me sing of life - body and soul
and the revelation of reason divine,
"Can you see it? Like a piercing of the veil?"
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"Can you see it?" Asked Peter Abelard,
"I see and apprehend,” answered Heloise,
As his finger tapped a passage in the book.
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"Character reveals moral purpose" quoted he,
"Yes, yes" she answered with passionate blush,
"What we choose or avoid must define us!"
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Let me sing of truth - body and soul,
Our hearts see so much more
Then our eyes ever behold.
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Let me sing of desire - body and soul,
Of the ardent words that once flowed
When Peter dared woo fair Heloise.
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"All the joy of the world lives
In thy lightest touch, dear one,"
His words sweetening her comely gifts.
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He saw in her shyly lowered gaze,
The same desire as he that burned and blazed
In her body fair and demure.
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Let me sing of love - body and soul,
As Peter dared kiss her flushing cheeks
And she returned the same gift to his.
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Let me sing of wisdom - body and soul,
Of wise Solomon's admonition
'Before its time, do not awaken love.'
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But when his lips first touched hers
All wisdom did they abandon,
What we choose or avoid must us define.
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They tried to return to Master Aristotle's words,
But his hands soon strayed instead
T0 her breasts and after to his bed.
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Let me sing of honor lost - body and soul,
Of fair Heloise heavy with unwanted child,
And proud brothers with vengeance vowed.
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The price that Peter paid was high,
After harsh instruction from the barber's shears.
But Heloise's price was higher still.
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Courtly love was yet new in France,
Barbarism not yet cast far behind,
And poor Heloise in disgrace Peter sent away.
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Let me sing of love - body and soul,
Of fair Heloise and Abelard in the Temple
Of Knowledge and Truth.
...
Let me sing of life - body and soul
and the revelation of reason divine,
"Can you see it? Like a piercing of the veil?"
About the Creator
John Cox
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