184IMMERSE•POETSYou are as exciting, my darling,as a mare among Pharaoh’s stallions.How lovely are your cheeks;your earrings set them afire!How lovely is your neck,enhanced by a string of jewels.We will make for you earrings of goldand beads of silver.The king is lying on his couch,enchanted by the fragrance of my perfume.My lover is like a sachet of myrrhlying between my breasts.He is like a bouquet of sweet henna blossomsfrom the vineyards of En-gedi.How beautiful you are, my darling,how beautiful!Your eyes are like doves.You are so handsome, my love,pleasing beyond words!The soft grass is our bed;fragrant cedar branches are the beams of ourhouse,and pleasant smelling firs are the rafters.I am the spring crocus blooming on the SharonPlain,the lily of the valley.Like a lily among thistlesis my darling among young women.Like the finest apple tree in the orchardis my lover among other young men.I sit in his delightful shadeand taste his delicious fruit.He escorts me to the banquet hall;it’s obvious how much he loves me.1:9–2:4
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