The minute I heard my first love story

From Chapter 8: BEING A LOVER
Quatrain 1246
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From the first moment I heard the tale of love, I wore out my soul, heart, and eyes on its path.  
I thought perhaps the lover and the beloved were two, but they were one and I was cross-eyed.

Barks Interpretation

The minute I heard my first love story