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Rabbi Solomon ibn Gabirol 1021 (Málaga, Caliphate of Cordoba) – 1070 (Valencia, Taifa of Valencia/Toledo)

I look for you early,
my rock and my refuge,
         offering you worship
     morning and night;
before your vastness
I come confused
          and afraid, for you see
     the thoughts of my heart.
 
What could the heart
and tongue compose,
         or spirit’s strength
     within me to suit you?
But song soothes
and so I’ll give praise
          to your being as long
     as your breath-in-me moves.
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Submitted by davidb on March 18, 2024

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Rabbi Solomon ibn Gabirol

Solomon ibn Gabirol or Solomon ben Judah was an 11th-century Andalusian poet and Jewish philosopher in the Neo-Platonic tradition. He published over a hundred poems, as well as works of biblical exegesis, philosophy, ethics and satire. more…

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