The Seeker

A poem by Rilke in his Book of Hours (translated by Robert Bly):

I am circling around God, around the ancient tower,

and I have been circling for a thousand years,

and I still don't know if I am a falcon, or a storm,

or a great song.

Rob's permutation:

I am circling around love, around the throbbing hum,

and I have been circling for thousands of days,

and I still don't know if I am a wounded saint,

or a rainy dawn, or a creation story.