Poems (Jackson)/The Gods said Love is blind
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HE gods said Love is blind. The earth was young
With foolish, youthful laughter when it heard;
It caught and spoke the letter of the words,
And from that time till now hath said and sung,
"Oh, Love is blind! The falsest face and tongue
Can cheat him, once his passion's thrill is stirred:
He is so blind, poor Love!"
Strange none demurred
At this, nor saw how hollow false it rang,
When all men know that sightless men can tell
Unnumbered things which vision cannot find.
Powers of the air are leagued to guide them well;
And things invisible weave clew and spell
By which all labyrinths they safely wind.
Ah, we were lost, if Love had not been blind!
THE GODS SAID LOVE IS BLIND.
HE gods said Love is blind. The earth was youngWith foolish, youthful laughter when it heard;
It caught and spoke the letter of the words,
And from that time till now hath said and sung,
"Oh, Love is blind! The falsest face and tongue
Can cheat him, once his passion's thrill is stirred:
He is so blind, poor Love!"
Strange none demurred
At this, nor saw how hollow false it rang,
When all men know that sightless men can tell
Unnumbered things which vision cannot find.
Powers of the air are leagued to guide them well;
And things invisible weave clew and spell
By which all labyrinths they safely wind.
Ah, we were lost, if Love had not been blind!