Ghazal (Ode) 1348, Original?Hi everyone. I am writing this post to see if anyone here knows if Nicholson translated Ghazal (Ode) 1348 into English. I love the Coleman Barks version, "A Great Rose Tree", but I really want to see the original. Anyone know where I can find the...See More »
Rumi Quote“Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.” ❤️
Rumi love poem for the morning. Contemplate with a mug of tea ♥️🌿When someone quotes the old poetic image about clouds gradually uncovering the moon, slowly loosen knot by knot the strings of your robe. Like this. If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead, don’t try to explain the miracle. Kiss me on the...See More »
I Love The Poetry Of RumiYour words are needles in my bread. There is a window from my heart to yours, and from this window I have seen your mind. I do not swallow any of your words.
I Love The Poetry Of Rumi“ Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words”
I Love The Poetry Of RumiYour grief for what you've lost lifts a mirror up to where you're bravely working. Expecting the worst, you look, and instead, here's the joyful face you've been wanting to see. Your hand opens and closes and opens and closes. If it were always a...See More »
I Love The Poetry Of RumiDon't be absorbed with the waterwheel's motion. Turn your head and gaze at the river. You say, "But I'm looking there already." There are several signs in eyes that see all the way to the ocean. Bewilderment is one. Those who study foam and...See More »
I Love The Poetry Of RumiI want to be where your bare foot walks, because maybe before you step, you’ll look at the ground. I want that blessing. I open and fill with love and other ob<x>jects evaporate. All the learning in books stays put on the shelf. Poetry, the dear...See More »
I Love The Poetry Of RumiWisdom is like the rain. It's supply is unlimited, but it comes down according to what the occasion requires - in winter and spring, in summer and autumn, always in due measure, more or less, but the source of that rain is the oceans itself, which...See More »
I Love The Poetry Of RumiI ask a flower, "How is it you are so wise so young?" "With the first morning wind and first dew, I lost my innocence." I follow the one who showed me the way. I extend one way up, and with the other I touch the ground. A great branch leans down from...See More »
I Love The Poetry Of RumiLet go of your worries and be completely clear-hearted, like the face of a mirror that contains no images. If you want a clear mirror, behold yourself and see the shameless truth, which the mirror reflects. If metal can be polished to a mirror-like...See More »