RE: [MillionPaths] WHAT A BLESSING

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MillionPaths [MillionPaths] On Behalf Of Gloria Lee

Thursday, July 14, 2005 9:03

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[MillionPaths] WHAT A

BLESSING

WHAT A BLESSING

Don't hide - the

sight of your face is a blessing.

Wherever you place

your foot,

there rests a

blessing.

Even your shadow,

passing over me

like a swift bird,

is a blessing.

The great Spring

has come.

Your sweet air,

blowing through the

city, the country,

the gardens, and

the desert

is a blessing.

He has come with

love to our door;

His knock is a

blessing.

We go from house to

house, asking of him.

Any answer is a

blessing.

Caught in this

body,

we look for a sight

of the soul.

Remember what the

Prophet said:

"One sight is

a blessing."

The leaf of every

tree brings a message

from the Unseen

world.

Look! Every falling

leaf is a blessing.

All of Nature

swings in unison -

singing without

tongues,

listening without

ears.

What a blessing!

O soul, the four

elements are your face -

Water, wind, fire,

and earth -

Each one is a

blessing.

Once the seed of

faith takes root

it cannot be blown

away,

even by the

strongest wind -

Now that's a

blessing!

I bow to you,

for the dust of

your feet

is the crown on my

head.

As I walk toward

you,

every step I take

is a blessing.

His form appeared

before me, just now,

as I was singing

this poem. I swear.

What a blessing!

What a blessing!

Every vision born

of earth is fleeting;

Every vision born

of heaven is a blessing.

For people, the

sight of Spring warms their hearts;

For fish, the

rhythm of the ocean

is a blessing.

The brilliant Sun

that shines in

every heart -

for the heavens,

earth, and all creatures -

What a blessing!

The heart can't

wait to speak of this ecstasy.

The soul is kissing

the earth saying,

O God, what a

blessing!

Fill me with the

wine of your silence.

Let it soak my

every pore

For the inner

splendor it reveals

is a blessing,

is a blessing.

- Rumi, Ghazal 451,

version by Jonathan Star, from A Garden

Beyond Paradise: The Mystical Poetry of Rumi,

Bantam Books, 1992, posted to Sunlight

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