RUMI DAYS

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

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

The Face

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So the frowning teacher came and left. He is very consistent with that vinegar face. But maybe he shows that to us and smiles with others....
Monday, July 26, 2010

Fasting

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There is a hidden sweetness in the stomach's emptiness. We are lutes, no more, no less. If the soundbox is stuffed full of anything, no...
Sunday, July 25, 2010

Sky-Circles

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The way of love is not a subtle argument. The door there is devastation. Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn...
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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Mirror and Face

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Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Johannes Vermeer We are the mirror as well as the face in it. We are tasting the taste this minute of ete...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

Betrayal into Trust

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When school and mosque and minaret get torn down, then dervishes can begin their community. Not until faithfulness turns to betrayal and b...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Neither This nor That

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I may be clapping my hands, but I do not belong to a crowd of clappers. I am neither this nor that. I am not part of a group that loves flu...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

It's Afternoon

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 Speak quietly and say nothing that is not true. It's afternoon. We need to be quiet for a while. Speaking would be such an orchard to...
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