RUMI DAYS
Daily readings of the 13th Century Persian poet as translated by Coleman Barks
Friday, January 21, 2011
A Night Full of Talking
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Landscape, by Fred Williams Lysterfield A night full of talking that hurts, my worst held-back secrets. Everything has to do with loving an...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011
The Sunrise Ruby
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In the early morning hour, just before dawn, lover and beloved awake and take a drink of water. She asks, Do you love me or yourself more?...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Hallaj
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Into the Woods, Summer, by Howard Hodgkin Metropolitan Museum of Art Hallaj said what he said and went to the origin through the hole in ...
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
The Old Woman and the Falcon
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Textile sample, designer unknown, Metropolitan Museum of Art When you give a noble falcon to a fussy old woman who knows nothing of falcon...
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Monday, January 17, 2011
Love Moves Away
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Pale sunlight, pale the wall. Love moves away. The light changes. I need more grace than I thought.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Let the Beauty We Love
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Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don't open the door to the study and begin reading. Take down a musical i...
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Saturday, January 15, 2011
Bu'l-Hasan and the Snow
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After Bestami died, it happened as he said that Bu'l-Hasan became the sheikh for his community. Every day Bu'l-Hasan would go to B...
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