[Hafiz] LOUSY AT MATH

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- Joseph Riley

Hafiz

LOUSY AT MATH

Once a group of thieves stole a rare diamondLarger than a goose egg.

Its value could have easily boughtOne thousand horses

And two thousand acresOf the most fertile land in Shiraz.

The thieves got drunk that nightTo celebrate their great haul,

But during the course of the eveningThe effects of the liquorAnd their

mistrust of each other grew to suchAn extent

They decided to divide the stone into pieces.Of course then the Priceless became lost.

Most everyone is lousy at mathAnd does that to God -

Dissects the Indivisible One,

By thinking, saying,"This is my Beloved, he looks like thisAnd acts

like that,How could that moron over thereReallyBeGod."

("The Gift" - versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)

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