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Tag: Obedience

If I Miss this Opportunity Now (4/5/2020)

Posted on April 5, 2020April 4, 2020 by Millicent
If I Miss this Opportunity Now (4/5/2020)

My heart appreciates Beauty.

Why should I run away from the Beloved?

The dagger in my hand is a good one.

Why should I turn my face away from battle? Continue reading “If I Miss this Opportunity Now (4/5/2020)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Beloved, Heart, Obedience, Self, The Journey Leave a comment

Such a Love (2/23/2020)

Posted on February 23, 2020February 21, 2020 by Millicent
Such a Love (2/23/2020)

I need such a Beloved that my soul will hold His stirrup.

I need such a musician that Venus will die in front of Him. Continue reading “Such a Love (2/23/2020)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Beloved, Drunk, Ecstasy, Love, Obedience, Soul, Union Leave a comment

That is the Sacrifice (10/13/19)

Posted on October 13, 2019October 5, 2019 by Millicent
That is the Sacrifice (10/13/19)

O heart, here you are, sitting in the middle of His sorrow.

To suffer is the cure. Do not complain. That is the order.

When you step on the head of your desire, your dog-self will be suffocated.

That is the sacrifice.

Rubailer (2016), Rubai #1, page 73.

Posted in quatrain (rubai), Rumi Poetry Tagged Obedience, Silence, Suffering Leave a comment

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