Guest guest Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 FROM IVAN Here's your Daily Poem from the Poetry Chaikhana -- I am a fountain, You are my water By Zeynep Hatun(15th Century) English version by Murat Yagan I am a fountain, You are my water.I flow from You to You.I am an eye, You are my light,I look from You to You.You are neither my right nor my left.You are my foot and my arm as well.I am a traveler, You are my road.I go from You to You. -- from Women in Sufism: A Hidden Treasure - Writings and Stories of Mystics Poets, Scholars & Saints, Edited by Camille Adams Helminski Amazon.com / Photo by daveeedo6 / ============ Thought for the Day: Take no one for granted.Every single personis a universe of being. ============ Here's your Daily Music selection -- Gypsies of Rajasthan Desert Charm Listen - Purchase More Music Selections Hi Alan -Zeynep Hatun was the first significant woman poet of Ottoman Divan Poetry. As with so many love poets in the tradition, her words dance on the borderline between worldly and divine love.In Camille Helminski's book, Women of Sufism, we are told that:"...Zeynep Hatun [was] one of the strong women of Sufism around whom people have gathered for light and guidance in the Ankara region of Turkey for many years..."==Don't these lines just bring a smile to your face?I flow from You to You.==Today we reached another milestone with the Poetry Chaikhana: As of this morning, there are now more than 6,000 people on the Poetry Chaikhana email list. Amazing!People are reading this email on every continent (except for Antarctica... as far as I know :-) and nearly every country, state, province, and principality. Think how wide-reaching the Poetry Chaikhana community has become.I encourage you to take a moment and read a note I posted about a year ago on the Poetry Chaikhana Around the World. It can give a deeper sense of whom you are sharing these poems with.Many blessings!I am a traveler, You are my road.I go from You to You.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 - 2010 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. Friday Only: If you want to receive only one poem email each week, reply to this email and change the Subject to "Friday Only". Canceling: 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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