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Tag: The Tavern

If… (10/9/2022)

Posted on October 9, 2022October 8, 2022 by Millicent

If you were familiar with the wisdom of the Tavern,

worldly knowledge, worldly skills

would mean nothing to you.

 

If the bird of Nothingness were to cast a shadow on you,

to your eye, the Semurgh* of the world

would seem like a fly. Continue reading “If… (10/9/2022)” →

Posted in Gazel (longer poem), Rumi Poetry Tagged Absence, Ecstasy, Immortality, Love, Nothingness, Patience, The Tavern Leave a comment

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