William Carlos Williams, in 1923, a year after Kerouac was born, published "To Elise," with its opening lines,
Thank you very much, Micki... You may be thinking of St John of the Gospels, but St. John of the Cross was a Spanish priest, mystic, and poet from the 1500's, and he wrote a lot about his spiritual experiences and love of the Lord.
Excellent piece. Only question: how do you really know St John of the Cross's true love of his "Lord"? A little hard to fact check from first century.
Thank you very much, Micki... You may be thinking of St John of the Gospels, but St. John of the Cross was a Spanish priest, mystic, and poet from the 1500's, and he wrote a lot about his spiritual experiences and love of the Lord.
Excellent piece. Only question: how do you really know St John of the Cross's true love of his "Lord"? A little hard to fact check from first century.