Ad Amorem Sine Fine (AHD ah-MO-rem SEE-nay FEE-nay)
To Love, Without End
A Poem
In this poem, Gaius Valerius Catullus captures the wonder and longing that stirred within him upon his arrival in Tír na nÓg. Through his words, he paints a vision of an eternal land untouched by time, where beauty is boundless and love is without end. Yet, woven beneath the admiration lies the voice of a poet who knows the weight of mortality, reflecting on the paradox of desire in a world where nothing fades.
Love flows like breath, like tide, like sky,
not held, not chased, yet never shy.
Not one to one, nor few to few,
but all as one, and ever new.
No doors to lock, no hearts to chain,
no parting grief, no silent pain—
but souls entwined in endless light,
in hands that touch, in eyes that bright.
Here time dissolves, yet love remains,
like rivers deep in golden rains.
No fear to lose, no need to own,
for all are found, and none alone.
Come close, come near, let selves embrace,
not flesh alone, but thought and grace.
For love is more than pulse or breath,
it sings beyond the touch of death.
not held, not chased, yet never shy.
Not one to one, nor few to few,
but all as one, and ever new.
No doors to lock, no hearts to chain,
no parting grief, no silent pain—
but souls entwined in endless light,
in hands that touch, in eyes that bright.
Here time dissolves, yet love remains,
like rivers deep in golden rains.
No fear to lose, no need to own,
for all are found, and none alone.
Come close, come near, let selves embrace,
not flesh alone, but thought and grace.
For love is more than pulse or breath,
it sings beyond the touch of death.
