Within My Book of Thought

Poem by Charles D'Orléans Collection RondeauxPeriod 15th century

Within my Book of Thought,
I found my heart writing
The true story of sorrow,
All illuminated with tears,

Erasing the beloved
Image of pleasant sweetness,
Within my Book of Thought,
I found my heart writing.

Alas! where has my heart found it?
Great drops of sweat
Spring from it, from pain and labor
That it takes there, night and day,
Within My Book of Thought!

Charles D’Orléans

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