God gave me of his life of life a tiny point of light;
I show his glory to the world, but thou art of the earth.”
The Body answered to the Soul: “Lower I am, and yet
God made me in his image for angel eyes to see.
Thou art but viewless essence, whom all men would forget
Except for the abiding-place which thou hast found in me.”
The Soul said to the Body: “I guide thee at my will.
I am the wind within the sail, which else would lifeless swing;
I am the mainspring of the watch, which else, inert and still,