[Hafiz] AND APPLAUD

[Guest guest]

- Joseph Riley

 

 

 

 

AND APPLAUDOnce a young man came to me and said,"Dear Master,I am

feeling strong and brave today,And I would like to know the

truthAbout all of my - attachments."And I

replied,"Attachments?Attachments!Sweet Heart,Do you really want me to

speak to youAbout all your attachments,When I can see so clearlyYou

have built, with so much care,Such a great brothelTo house all of

your pleasures.You have even surrounded the whole damn placeWith

armed guards and vicious dogsTo protect your desiresSo that you can

sneak awayFrom time to timeAnd try to squeeze lightInto your parched

beingFrom a source as fruitfulAs a dried date pitThat even a birdIs

wise enough to spit out.Your attachments! My dear,Let's not speak of

those,For Hafiz understands the sufferingsOf your heart.Hafiz

knowsThe torments and the agoniesThat every mind on the way to

Annihilation in the SunMust endure.So at night in my prayers I often

stopAnd ask a thousand angels to join inAnd Applaud,And

ApplaudAnything,Anything in this worldThat can bring your heart

comfort!"('I Heard God Laughing - Renderings of Hafiz' by Daniel

Ladinsky; orginalpresentation by David Williamson)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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