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LOVE!
My 'new beginning' didn't work out so well, did it? Ah well, with so much LOVE in the air today, I was inspired to revisit Rumi. Here's a collection of various love poems that speak to me today. Sorry there are no sources, but I'm just googling verses from memory so as to cut & paste (and snagging any that I happen to stumble across which similarly ( Read more... ) -
Mod Note: New Beginning
Hello, old friends! Once again, I apologize. Like so many, I jumped the LJ-ship. I've realized my mistake and have come crawling back. The f-list is still pretty slow, and most of my favorite communities seem to have died. I'm sorry that I allowed this one, my very favorite, to do the same ( Read more... ) -
Come
come
let's fall
in love
again
let's turn
all the dirt
in this world
to shiny gold
come
let's be
a new spring
a love reborn
find our aroma
from the essence
of all who
emit heavenly fragrance
like a fresh tree
bloom and spread
all the blessings
right from inside
Translation by Nader Khalili
I miss you guys! ♥
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When your Secret is Spoken
This is your moment ( Read more... ) -
Don't Go Back to Sleep
For years, copying other people, I tried to know myself ( Read more... ) -
A Trace
You that give new life to this planet ( Read more... ) -
An Egypt that Does Not Exist
I want to say words that flame as I say them ( Read more... ) -
Some Kiss We Want
There is some kiss we want with
our whole lives, the touch of
spirit on the body.
Seawater
begs the pearl to break its shell.
And the lily, how passionately
it needs some wild darling!
At night, I open the window and ask
the moon to come and press its
face against mine.
Breathe into me.Close the language-door and ( Read more... ) -
What Fear of Loss
When we are with you, what fear of loss ( Read more... ) -
Every Flame
rocking and rolling ( Read more... )