| Nicholson & Lee, eds. The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 1917. |
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| 370. He who knows Love |
| By Elsa Barker |
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| HE who knows Love—becomes Love, and his eyes | |
| Behold Love in the heart of everyone, | |
| Even the loveless: as the light of the sun | |
| Is one with all it touches. He is wise | |
| With undivided wisdom, for he lies | 5 |
| In Wisdom’s arms. His wanderings are done, | |
| For he has found the Source whence all things run— | |
| The guerdon of the quest, that satisfies. | |
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| He who knows Love becomes Love, and he knows | |
| All beings are himself, twin-born of Love. | 10 |
| Melted in Love’s own fire, his spirit flows | |
| Into all earthly forms, below, above; | |
| He is the breath and glamour of the rose, | |
| He is the benediction of the dove. | |
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