The first book in the Songs of Love series is Songs to the Beloved and Her Lovers with poetry by Nicholas Michael Morrow and art by Willow Arlenea.  The book has French flaps and is printed in full color, with the image above for the cover and eight exquisite interior images by Willow. 

 May the book offer its own introduction from the text on the inside of the front cover :

 Songs to the Beloved and Her Lovers  introduces ecstatic love poems rendered in the cadence of song. Like short musical verses, each one, read aloud, can awaken new inner perceptions of a great mystery. Who is the beloved? She is the creator of all things and the knower of none. Her lovers, in experiencing union with her, are poised to reflect that oneness into creation, making known the unknown—the richly loving energy in our midst.

 Songs to the Beloved and Her Lovers, the first book in Songs of Love, is intimate, personal and sensual in nature and content. Love and union with an earthly beloved is a sacred, passionate and beautiful relationship as well as honoring the divine beloved from which love and lovers are fashioned. These poems are prose yet imbue rhythm and cadence which makes them easy to read silently or aloud. They are positive and express the wonders that permeate loving relationships on every level.

 This collection of poems is arranged in seven sections, each corresponding to a particular ray, or wavelength, of love energy. Written in the tradition of Rumi, Hafiz, Lalla, William Blake, and other mystic poets throughout time, it is designed to manifest a greater awareness of love in the twenty-first century. The following offers an introduction to the book with poetry from each of the seven rays of love and several of the interior images. Please click on an image to enter that chapter.

 The Seven Rays of Love

Rays of Love

 Seven rays of love embrace earth,
illuminating the beloved’s poetry.

 Lovers weave geometries
with their wings of light
and ride fiery chariots
through the lush meadows
of their imagination.
Journey with us
through the realms of love,
opening your heart
with songs of devotion
for the beloved.

 Speak these words of rapture
to those you adore,
with the passion of a lover
who sees everything
as the beloved,
revealing the primal truths
of your being.

Dedication

 Weaver or wizard
of the age of love—
read, speak, sing
these songs of praise
and place them
on the altar of your heart.

 Soar on wings of devotion
as we journey together
through the realms of love,
where earth’s glorious body
springs to life
as an abundant goddess
illumined by the sun.

 Sound a call for lovers
to gather in the rainbow
light of a new day,
embracing singers and poets,
dancers and artists with vision.

 Entrust these songs
to your majestic imagination
to create consciousnes
for awakening.

Enter the Seven Rays of Love

Back to the Top