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Tag: Love’s Sugar

Yes (12/25/16)

Posted on December 25, 2016January 6, 2017 by Millicent

Yes, that door will be opened in the end.

Yes, in the end, that silver-bodied charmer will appear, show his face. Continue reading “Yes (12/25/16)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Absence, Annihilation, Beloved, Divine_Wine, Love's Sugar, Patience, Union Leave a comment

O Heart, What Are You Waiting For? (8/21/16)

Posted on August 21, 2016August 19, 2016 by Millicent
O Heart, What Are You Waiting For? (8/21/16)
O Heart, What Are You Waiting For? (8/21/16)

Beloved, look at us. You are the soul of the eye’s sight.

How can I tell you that you took our heart?

You are our heart. Continue reading “O Heart, What Are You Waiting For? (8/21/16)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Beloved, Drunk, Heart, Love's Sugar, Soul, Suffering Leave a comment

Drink Love’s Sherbet (7/17/16)

Posted on July 17, 2016July 15, 2016 by Millicent
Drink Love's Sherbet (7/17/16)
Drink Love’s Sherbet (7/17/16)

Don’t let troubles grab your skirt,

Or all the anxieties of the world will gather around you.

Leave before God’s order is carried out;

Before the Angel of Death closes your mouth, drink Love’s sherbet day and night.

Rubailer, Page 217, Rubai #2

Posted in quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry Tagged Death, Fasting, Love's Sugar Leave a comment

Hundreds of Lights from God’s Purse (5/1/16)

Posted on May 1, 2016May 9, 2016 by Millicent
Hundreds of Lights from God's Purse (5/1/16)
Hundreds of Lights from God’s Purse (5/1/16)

O my soul, behind the curtain of the soul, there is a secret world, a secret drinking.

Behind the curtain of Absence, there are hundreds of Josephs of Canaan. Continue reading “Hundreds of Lights from God’s Purse (5/1/16)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Absence, Death, Love's Sugar, Suffering, The Journey Leave a comment
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