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Tag: The Journey

Look at This Bright Soul (6/26/16)

Posted on June 26, 2016June 26, 2016 by Millicent
Look at This Bright Soul (6/26/16)
Look at This Bright Soul (6/26/16)

Make sure of this creed:

The Way of Lovers is the road that lovers walk,

A way entirely opposite of others.

Even their ostentations, their lies are better than other’s truths, kindnesses and favors. Continue reading “Look at This Bright Soul (6/26/16)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Love, Soul, Suffering, The Journey Leave a comment

A Pearl Inside of Me (6/12/16)

Posted on June 12, 2016June 12, 2016 by Millicent
A Pearl Inside of Me (6/12/16)
A Pearl Inside of Me (6/12/16)

Hodja, greetings to you.

I want to start a journey.

I have found a passage, a road on the roof of the sky. Continue reading “A Pearl Inside of Me (6/12/16)” →

Posted in Uncategorized Tagged Love, Nothingness, Pearl, Separation, The Journey Leave a comment

The Beyond (6/4/16)

Posted on June 5, 2016June 4, 2016 by Millicent
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Searching for the Beyond (6/5/16)

Some people tell stories about the Beyond.

Some expect help from the Beyond.

Souls secretly leave their bodies,

Searching for the Beyond.

Rubailer, Page 202, Rubai #2

 

 

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

How Can You Find Fault? (5/15/16)

Posted on May 15, 2016May 14, 2016 by Millicent
How Can You Find Fault? (5/15/16)
How Can You Find Fault? (5/15/16)

The lover breaks his chains when he goes to the side of lovers.

The one who is insane keeps turning

And tears apart all his measures. Continue reading “How Can You Find Fault? (5/15/16)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Suffering, The Journey 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

Thanks Are Getting Longer (3/20/16)

Posted on March 20, 2016March 19, 2016 by Millicent
Thanks Are Getting Longer (3/20/16)
Thanks Are Getting Longer (3/20/16)

Even though You wear course woolen stuff, You are the King of Kings.

Even though You are hidden from eyes,

You are the fire in the soul, the remembrance in the heart. Continue reading “Thanks Are Getting Longer (3/20/16)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Annihilation, Beloved, Suffering, Thanks, The Journey Leave a comment
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