Who is this coming up from the desert like a column of smoke, perfumed with myrrh and incense made from all the spices of the merchant? Look! It is Solomon's carriage, escorted by sixty warriors, the noblest of Israel, all of them wearing the sword, all experienced in battle, each with his sword at his side, prepared for the terrors of the night. (Song of Songs 3:6-8)

We may look for love through the lens of power.

How will my lover protect me? How will my lover advance me?

What sort of power does my lover project? What does my lover tell others of me?

This sort of love is a king's carriage, it can carry the lovers far.

But this love is mostly a conveyance. To where?