Guest guest Posted September 22, 2009 Report Share Posted September 22, 2009 Here's your Daily Poem from the Poetry Chaikhana -- When the Day Came By Kabir(15th Century) English version by Andrew Harvey When the Day came --The Day I had lived and died for --The Day that is not in any calendar --Clouds heavy with loveShowered me with wild abundance.Inside me, my soul was drenched.Around me, even the desert grew green. -- from Perfume of the Desert: Inspirations from the Sufi Wisdom, by Andrew Harvey / Eryk Hanut Amazon.com / Photo by aloshbennett / ============ Thought for the Day: Be fully present.Be totally naked.Let the energy flow.Feel everything.Accept yourself completely. ============ Here's your Daily Music selection -- Salaam Laylat Salaam Listen / Purchase More Music Selections Hi Alan -It's a rainy morning where I live in Colorado. Heavy clouds. Water hanging off each leaf...==It is the end of the month-long fast of Ramadan for Muslims. For Hindus, it is the middle of Navaratri, the nine day festival of the Divine Mother. In Judaism, we just finished celebrating Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year. And tomorrow is the Autumn Equinox.Plenty of reason for almost everyone to go out and celebrate! Find a big puddle and splash around with both feet! Forget your umbrella.Ivan Share Your Thoughts on today's poem or my commentary... Support the Poetry Chaikhana Donations to the Poetry Chaikhana in any amount are always welcome. Thank you! Click here You can also support the Poetry Chaikhana, as well as the authors and publishers of sacred poetry, by purchasing some of the recommended books through the links on this site. Thank you! Click here A small amount each month makes a big difference. Become a voluntary Subscriber for just $2/mo. Click here Help the Poetry Chaikhana reach more people. Become a Supporter for just $10/mo. Poetry Chaikhana HomeNew | Books | Music | Teahouse | About | ContactPoets by: Name| Tradition | Timeline Poetry by: Theme | CommentaryBlog | Forum | Facebook | Twitter www.Poetry-Chaikhana.com Poetry ChaikhanaP.O. Box 2320Boulder, CO 80306 Ivan M. Granger's original poetry, stories and commentaries are 2002 - 2008 by Ivan M. Granger.All other material is copyrighted by the respective authors, translators and/or publishers. ============ Plain Text: If you have any difficulty reading this HTML formatted email, please let me know and I can send you plain text emails instead. Cancelling: If you wish to stop receiving this Daily Poem email from the Poetry Chaikhana, simply reply to this email and change the Subject to "Cancel". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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