Guest guest Posted January 12, 2002 Report Share Posted January 12, 2002 WHAT DO WHITE BIRDS SAY The earth has disappeared beneath my feet,It fled from all my ecstasy, Now like a singing air creatureI feel the RoseKeep opening. My heart turned to effulgent winds,When has love not given freedom?When has adoration not made one free? A woman broken in tears and sweatStands in a fieldWatching the sun and meTrade jokes. But never would Hafiz laughAt your blessed laborOf finding peace. What do the dancing white birds sayLooking down upon burnt meadows? All that you think is rain is not.Behind the veil Hafiz and angels sometimes weep Because most eyes are rarely gladAnd your divine beauty is still too frightenedTo unfurl its thousand swaying arms. The earth has disappeared beneath my feet,Illusion fled from all my ecstasy. Now like a radiant sky creatureGood keeps opening, God keeps openingInside of Me. (“The Gift” – versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky) Attachment: (application/octet-stream) Startled_by_God.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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