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Tag: Life

Nothing Except the Beloved (11/10/19)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted November 10, 2019

“As long as I live, I won’t stray from the right way.” I gave that oath to myself. But later, I looked to my right, then to my left, then to my right, then to my left. Each time, I saw nothing except the Beloved. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #1, page...

Tags: Beloved, Life, Nondualistic Perception
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Please, Do Me a Favor! (6/23/19)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted June 23, 2019

I was heart and soul without a body before... pure, clean, pleasant. You built my body as a guest house and put my soul in it. O my Master, please, do me a favor! Pardon me. Recreate me as You did before. Bring me back to life. Rubailer (2016), Rubai #2, Page...

Tags: Absence, Death, Existence, Heart, Life, Soul
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Just Empty Words (11/11/18)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted November 11, 2018

On the way to Love, each lover must either annihilate himself or give up his life in death. Some say, “Love’s goal is to drink water from the Fountain of Life.” These are just empty words, O lover, just empty words. Rubailer (2016), Page 226, Rubai #3

Tags: Annihilation, Death, Life, Nothingness
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God’s Light (7/15/18)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted July 15, 2018

The falcon said to the goose, "The valley is beautiful." "Have a good night," answered the goose, then continued, "This place is much better for me. (more…)

Tags: Beloved, Heart, Life, Light, Mirror
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The Water…Becomes the Rose (11/13/16)

By MillicentIn Gazel (longer poem), Rumi PoetryPosted November 13, 2016

When You became the Sun, the light of that universe, You rose to a dead planet. You became life. (more…)

Tags: Annihilation, Beloved, Heart, Life, Love, Suffering
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You Are Still Alive (10/11/15)

By MillicentIn quatrain (rubai), Rumi PoetryPosted October 11, 2015

You are satisfied, but I haven't had enough of this drink. I am annihilated, but you are still alive. The millstone turns and cries quietly As long as water flows through the canal. Ergin, Rubailer, V. 1, Page 432

Tags: Annihilation, Life, Suffering
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