Guest guest Posted February 16, 2003 Report Share Posted February 16, 2003 Flowers open every night across the sky as the peace of keeping a vigil kindles the emptiness An excerpt...Night: Darkness, Living Water >From The Soul of Rumi* Translated by Coleman Barks *Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-73) Rumi was a mystic poet of the Thirteenth Century. Born near the city of Balkh, in the country known as present day Afghanistan, his was a family of Islamic mystics, theologians, and jurists. With his family, he fled the invading armies of Genghis Khan, eventually settling in Turkey. His Is the Power of the Heart. Attachment: (image/jpeg) 2189238318.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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