You're privileged indeed to love so early,

To find another that cares so dearly.

But I was told, ‘I should not never’,

So when I tried, I could hardly ever.

But learn instead to know the world,

Its goods and bads, its cogs and wheels.

So when love I tried with my heart so dear,

The world I choose as my Common Near.

Common Near, dearest dear, fire born, stone formed, water merged, air lived.

Pebble speck of darkest sphere, ring of love round Brightest Clear.