Oh night thou was my guide Oh night more loving than the rising sun Oh night that joined the lover to the beloved one transforming each of them into the other.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A prayer to night as a loving guide that unites lover and beloved.
- In plain terms
- Night guides lovers together more than the sun.
- What can you take from it?
- Trust intuition over light.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is night truly more guiding than day?
- What transforms lovers?
Another view
The view idealizes darkness as inherently guiding without caveats.
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