Kathleen Raine — One Poem

Houseless hope, houseless hope,

Be my thought as you take your course

From the source

To the end of days, be mine For this time and place.

Houseless love, houseless love, weeping

Shelter in my heart as you pass

Through the world, seeking Your beloved, your homecoming In this night of time.

Joy, bird with no place of alighting, fly

Through my skies'

Infinite spaces, boundless Realms of delight, At rest in flight.