RUMI DAYS
Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Gnats Inside the Wind
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Equivalent, by Alfred Stieglitz Some gnats come from the grass to speak with Solomon. O Solomon, you are the champion of the oppressed. Yo...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
There is Something in Us
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Imagine a man selling his donkey to be with Jesus. Now imagine him selling Jesus to get a ride on a donkey. This does happen. Jesus can t...
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Friday, January 7, 2011
Don't Let Your Throat Tighten
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Ocean Swells, by Arthur B. Davies Don't let your throat tighten with fear. Take sips of breath all day and night, before death closes y...
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Thursday, January 6, 2011
Sometimes I Do
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In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest, where no one sees you, but sometimes I d...
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Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Birdwings
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Your grief for what you've lost lifts a mirror up to where you're bravely working. Expecting the worst, you look, and instead, her...
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Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The Elegance of the Ermine
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Midnight, and a messenger comes from a prayer niche, someone as quiet as moonlight, yet with a torch that burns our sleeping. A king knock...
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Monday, January 3, 2011
Children Running Through
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Bacchante and Infant Faun, by Frederick William MacMonnies I used to be shy. You made me sing. I used to refuse things at table. Now I sho...
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