Guest guest Posted August 22, 2003 Report Share Posted August 22, 2003 IN EVERY BREATH if you're the centerof your own desiresyou'll lose the graceof your belovedbut if in every breathyou blow awayyour self claimthe ecstasy of lovewill soon arrive in every breathif you're the centerof your own thoughtsthe sadness of autumnwill fall on youbut if in every breathyou strip nakedjust like a winterthe joy of springwill grow from within all your impatiencecomes from the pushfor gain of patiencelet go of the effortand peace will arriveall your unfulfilled desiresare from your greedfor gain of fulfillmentslet go of them alland they will be sent as gifts fall in love withthe agony of lovenot the ecstasythen the belovedwill fall in love with you "RUMI, Fountain of Fire", ghazal number 323,translated 12 January 1992 by Nader Khalili,Cal-Earth Press, 1994 Love, Joyce Attachment: (image/jpeg) 017_14.jpg [not stored] Attachment: (image/jpeg) crophya.jpg [not stored] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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