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Tag: Slave

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

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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