Poem

Today I came across this poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins. It is so sad and beautiful and evocative - I don't have anything to say:

My own heart let me more have pity on; let

Me live to my own sad self hereafter kind,

Charitable; not live this tormented mind

With this tormented mind tormenting yet.

I cast for comfort I can no more get

By groping round my comfortless, than blind

Eyes in their dark can day or thirst can find

Thirst's all-in-all in all a world of wet.

Soul, self; come, poor Jackself, I do advise

You, jaded, let be; call off thoughts awhile

Elsewhere; leave comfort root-room; let joy size

At God knows when to God knows what; whose smile

's not wrung, see you; unforeseen times rather -- as skies

Betweenpie mountains -- lights a lovely mile.