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Why, Lord, do You keep my soul fasting?
Why may it not taste the milk and honey
So necessary to its heart?
Why, Lord, do You not let prayer descend upon it
And heal its longing for You?
Lord, I long for You so deeply,
For the void You cast into my soul,
For the grace You leave upon me,
For the prayer that heals my soul.
My breath is only for You.
My heart is melted by longing for You.
My eye yearns to experience You.
My life is prayer addressed to You.
I weep in the night from longing for You,
But not from sadness and not from pain.
I weep from joy that my heart has not forgotten You,
From happiness that my soul is still intoxicated by Your fragrance.
First published in Romanian on 8 August 2010. This English translation preserves the perspective of that period.
Original Romanian article: De ce....
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