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Month: March 2019

The Summit of His Sorrow (3/17/19)

Posted on March 17, 2019March 15, 2019 by Millicent
The Summit of His Sorrow (3/17/19)

Nothing, not even rose or basil had helped me.

I said to myself, “Be silent. His bow doesn’t match my shield.”

Then, I was shot from that bow like a three-winged arrow.

Even so, I reached the summit of His sorrow without the help of those three wings!

Rubailar. Rubai #2, Page 223.

Posted in quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry Tagged Suffering, The Journey Leave a comment

The Waves Become Exuberant (3/10/19)

Posted on March 10, 2019March 8, 2019 by Millicent
The Waves Become Exuberant (3/10/19)

Our heart feels good today,

because You drank its blood yesterday.

May it do You good. Continue reading “The Waves Become Exuberant (3/10/19)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Beloved, Ecstasy, Slave, The Sea Leave a comment

Words’ Ship (3/3/19)

Posted on March 3, 2019March 1, 2019 by Millicent
Words’ Ship (3/3/19)

You have said so many times, “I have given up words. I prefer silence.”

Yet, you turn around words, so much so that you have turned into talk.

You sail with words’ ship on the sea of thought,

that sea which you have not renounced and which words’ ship never will.

Rubailar, Rubai #2, Page 454.

Posted in quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry Tagged Mind(Reason), Self, Silence, Words Leave a comment

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