Listen, O Dearly Beloved!
What follows is not a poem in the Arabic, but part of a chapter from the Kitab al-Tajalliyat. However, since it was translated in the… Read More »Listen, O Dearly Beloved!
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Let Ocean Be Your Name Mother, My Queen of Misery
You couldn’t express your misery. Silently cried my dear mother. Gathering all miserables around. I became an ear for them. Come again my mother! Let… Read More »Let Ocean Be Your Name Mother, My Queen of Misery
A Rose From Your Garden 🌹
A Rose from Your Garden May I pick a rose from your garden And plant it in my heart? So I can abide in this… Read More »A Rose From Your Garden 🌹
Laughter
What is laughter? What is laughter? It is God waking up! O it is God waking up! It is the sun poking its sweet head… Read More »Laughter
Rave-Worthy
RAVE-WORTHY What is true enlightenment? It is knowing everything is rave-worthy, but having the balance, the discernment, to withhold your applause at times, when there… Read More »Rave-Worthy
Stand Aloof
STAND ALOOF When a preacher stoops to scare tactics it is often wise to stand aloof, for some gods may lose their patience and start… Read More »Stand Aloof
Zero
Zero Is where the Real Fun starts. There’s too much counting Everywhere else! Hafiz. I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy (Kindle Locations… Read More »Zero
The Happy Virus
The Happy Virus I caught the happy virus last night When I was out singing beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious— So kiss me.… Read More »The Happy Virus
A Poem From Hafiz
“Look at the smile on the earth’s lips this morning, she laid again with me last night.” Hafiz. The Subject Tonight Is Love: 60 Wild… Read More »A Poem From Hafiz