Guest guest Posted October 5, 2004 Report Share Posted October 5, 2004 The Heaven of Unity > > In my Self I catch my Beloved’s scent, > Each night I carry Her into my heart ? > David sang ‘be still and know that I am God”. > > Yesterday I strolled in Love’s rose garden, > This plaintive wish entered my addled brain. > Her brilliant Sun peeped from behind my eyes, > A stream of salty tears began to flood. > > Each smiling Rose that springs from Her laughing lips > Has escaped from the sharp thorn of existence. > Each evergreen tree and blade of emerald grass > Is turning like a whirling Dervish in the wild meadow. > But to the ignorant mind of the vulgarly blind > They seem tied to Mother Earth and imprisoned. > > Suddenly at the rose arbour, my Beloved enters, > The garden becomes drunk and senseless, > Every branch waves and claps its hands. > Her veiled face, is ecstaticly on fire, > My soul was ashamed, and wailed ‘where can I go ?’ > > In the heavenly plane of Divine Unity > There’s no place for numbers, except for One ; > But here, by need, we’ve two’s and three’s. > You hold a hundred thousand ripe grapes > In the cold sweat of your labouring hands > If you wish to drink rich, red, ruby wine, > Tread them in the winepress , all together. > > Look ! without reading the many letters, > What’s the meaning of heart-language ? > The purity of brilliant light is derived > From the sacred source of all action. > > The Sage is seated in his Kingly state, > My poor verses are but his willing slave. > > > Alan Jacobs [Versified from Rumi's Divan ]. Oct 2004 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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