In the beautiful
merging of lovers, love turns --
out to be self-love.
In de versmelting	In der Verschmelzung
van minnaars blijkt de liefde --	erweist sich deine Liebe --
zelfliefde te zijn.	als Eigenliebe.

Poem H4706
Amsterdam, 2024-06-15
Victory City (Salman Rushdie) - 2023
Novel "Victory City" [Vijayanagar >> Bisnaga, based on Fatehpur Sikri ('Victory City', near Agra), the capital of Emperor Abdul-Fath Jalaluddin 'Akbar' (= 'the Great' >> 'Akbar the Great')], part 3 Glory, chapter 15
Collection: Wind
Keywords: Love: intimacy (physical), Ego: self-love 
Tribute to: Rushdie, Salman