Guest guest Posted March 4, 2002 Report Share Posted March 4, 2002 - Joseph Riley Hafiz Saturday, March 02, 2002 11:51 AM [Hafiz] WISE MEN KEEP TALKING ABOUT WISE MEN KEEP TALKING ABOUT Time is the shopWhere everyone works hardTo build enough loveTo break theShackle.Wise men keep talking aboutWanting to meet Her.Women sometimes pronounce the word GodA little differently:They can use more feeling and skillWith the heart-lute.All the world's movements,Apparent chaos, and suffering I now know happenIn the Splendid Unison:Our tambourines are strikingThe same thigh.Hafiz standsAt a juncture in this poem.There are a thousand new wheels I could craftOn a wagonAnd place you in -Lead you to a glimpse of the cultureAnd seasons in another dimension.Yet again GodWill have to drop you back at the shopWhere you still have workWithLove.("The Gift" -- versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky; orginal presentation by David Williamson) Addresses:To Post a Hafiz poem: Hafiz To Subscribe: Hafiz- To Un: HafizArchive: Hafiz Your use of is subject to the Attachment: (image/jpeg) Wise Men Keep Talking About2.jpg [not stored] Attachment: (audio/mid) ideal.mid [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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