![]() ![]() The parrots of heaven will be cracking sugar as we laugh together, you and I. You and I unselfed, will be together, indifferent to idle speculation, you and I. ![]() The stars will be watching us, and we will show them what it is to be a thin crescent moon. We feel the flowing water of life here, you and I, with the garden's beauty and the birds singing. Masnawi I 3686-87 Ý -Ī moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you and I. What is agony of the spirit? To advance toward death without seizing hold of the Water of Life. From ‘The Essential Rumi’, Translations by Coleman Barks with John Moyne Ý - Love is the Water of LifeĮverything other than love for the most beautiful God though it be sugar- eating. When Shams comes back from Tabriz, he’ll put just his head around the edge of the door to surprise usįile:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Sonja/Desktop/love_poems.html (2 of 15) How did Joseph’s scent come to Jacob? Huuuuu. When someone asks what there is to do, light the candle in his hand. Stare into this deepening blue, while the breeze says a secret. When lovers moan, they’re telling our story. When someone doesn’t believe that, walk back into my house. The soul sometimes leaves the body, the returns. If someone asks how tall I am, frown and measure with your fingers the space between the creases on your forehead. ![]() When someone asks what it means to "die for love," point here. If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead, don’t try to explain the miracle. file:///C|/Documents%20and%20Settings/Sonja/Desktop/love_poems.html (1 of 15) When someone quotes the old poetic image about clouds gradually uncovering the moon, slowly loosen knot by knot the strings of your robe. ![]() If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is, or what "God’s fragrance" means, lean your head toward him or her. When someone mentions the gracefulness of the nightsky, climb up on the roof and dance and say, Like this. Pick Language - If anyone asks you how the perfect satisfaction of all our sexual wanting will look, lift your face and say, Like this. Reflections Acknowledgements Search Contact When the Rose is Gone and the Garden Faded – Events in UK Events List Daily Poem Daily Quotes Discussion Forum Music Persian with Rumi Sufism Home Page Books on Rumi Bibliography Works of Rumi Rumi's Poetry ![]()
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