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Month: February 2019

From the End to the Beginning (2/24/19)

Posted on February 24, 2019February 23, 2019 by Millicent
From the End to the Beginning (2/24/19)

We are brave, insolent revolutionaries

who play with our own lives.

 

It is a pity that this muddy flesh

is the peer of our pure, clean soul. Continue reading “From the End to the Beginning (2/24/19)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Absence, Annihilation, Death, Existence, Heart, Love, The Journey Leave a comment

The Beyond (2/17/19)

Posted on February 17, 2019February 15, 2019 by Millicent
The Beyond (2/17/19)

Some people tell stories about the Beyond.

Some expect help from the Beyond.

Souls keep running out of bodies secretly,

looking for the Beyond.

Rubailar, Rubai #4, Page 222.

Posted in quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry Tagged God, Humanity, Love, Nothingness, Soul Leave a comment

Our Voices and Screams (2/10/19)

Posted on February 10, 2019February 9, 2019 by Millicent
Our Voices and Screams (2/10/19)

We have gone. Best wishes to the rest.

Those born here on this planet always die here.

 

The One who lives above

knows that falling rock will surely hit the ground. Continue reading “Our Voices and Screams (2/10/19)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Absence, Death, Existence, Suffering Leave a comment

Slave and Servant (2/3/19)

Posted on February 3, 2019February 1, 2019 by Millicent
Slave and Servant (2/3/19)

I am drunk with the wine that Love has engraved on His glass.

I ride a horse. Its reins are Love.

Falling in Love with my moon-faced Beloved is great,

but I am a slave and servant to the One who made Love a slave-servant to Him.

Rubailar (2016), Page 108, Rubai #3

Posted in quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry Tagged Beloved, Drunk, Love, Slave Leave a comment

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