Monday, August 30, 2010

You Are Most Handsome


Think that you're gliding out
from the face of a cliff like an eagle.

Think that you're walking like a tiger walks
by himself in the forest.

You are most handsome when you are after food.
Spend less time with nightingales and peacocks.
One is just a voice, the other just a color.
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4 comments:

  1. ElisabethAugust 30, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    To me this is a brilliant way of talking about desire. Thanks Ruth.

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  2. samNovember 3, 2010 at 2:24 PM

    i see it very spiritually... full of power and fearlessness, seeking prey that we perceive as larger than ourselves, but which is fully within our grasp (or inside to begin with). "after food", that which nourishes the soul.

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  3. kellyab3August 30, 2011 at 3:31 PM

    i too see it as very spiritually, as acknowledging the beauty to be found in our desperate desire to simply have our need for "daily bread" met...

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  4. kellyab3August 30, 2011 at 3:32 PM

    i too see it very spiritually, as acknowledging the beauty of our desperate desire to simply have our most basic needs of "daily bread" meant...

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At the request of a Rumi Reader, I have enabled comments, because I agree that someone, sometime might want to write about the power of Rumi's words. So many times they have met me in ways I just have to share, and so I want you to have that opportunity here. There is no expectation for comments, but please do write something if you feel the urge. ~ Ruth