RUMI DAYS

Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks

Thursday, March 25, 2010

A Bowl

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Imagine the time the particle you are returns where it came from. The family darling comes home. Wine, without being contained in cups, i...
Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Spring

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Again the violet bows to the lily. Again, the rose is tearing off her gown. The green ones have come from the other world, tipsy like the...
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

The Sun is Love

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The sun is love. The lover, a speck circling the sun. A spring wind moves to dance any branch that isn't dead.
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Monday, March 22, 2010

Quietness

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Inside this new love, die. Your way begins on the other side. Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape. Walk out like someone...
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Sunday, March 21, 2010

Spring is Christ

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Everyone has eaten and fallen asleep. The house is empty. We walk out to the garden to let the apple meet the peach, to carry messages bet...
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

The Waterwheel

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Stay together, friends. Don't scatter and sleep. Our friendship is made of being awake. The waterwheel accepts water and turns and g...
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Friday, March 19, 2010

Dissolver of Sugar

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Dissolver of sugar, dissolve me, if this is the time. Do it gently with a touch of a hand, or a look. Every morning I wait at dawn. That...
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