RUMI DAYS

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

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Visions of Daquqi (3)

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Lanes, Ahmed Nussaif The caravans had no food, yet food was dropping all about them. If someone had said, Look, over here , they would ha...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Visions of Daquqi (2)

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Kliem of the South, Ahmed Nussaif What are those candles that no one seems to see? In the presence of such lights people were looking for...
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Monday, January 24, 2011

The Visions of Daquqi (1)

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Husam, tell about the visions of Daquqi, who said, I have traveled east and west not knowing which way I was going, following the moon, los...
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

Farther and Farther from Zero

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Winged Figure, Abbott Handerson Thayer Suddenly, I fall from the pavillion into a place where I see the ugliness, hypocrisy, rouge on a sun...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

The Price of Kissing

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The Kiss, Gustav Klimt I would love to kiss you. The price of kissing is your life. Now my loving is running toward my life shouting, What...
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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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