Nomina Sunt Consequentia Rerum

I felt within my heart awake and glow A spirit of Love’s excellence that slept, Then I beheld Love as from afar he stept So joyful that his face I scarce could know. He said: Now think all honour me to show And through each word of his Love’s laughter crept; Then as my lord awhile his splendour kept, Gazing there whence he came, where he would go, Nuala and Columba did I see Come towards the place where I was lingering, One marvel first, the other following, And, even as retelleth memory, Love said: That one who follows this our Spring Hath Love for name, so like is she to me.