Hi there,
Rumi(1207-1273) is a famous Persian Sufi Poet.I did not grow up in a very religious family so when Rumi first entered my life, I was deeply touched. I wanted to share with you a few of his quatrains that make me feel like love is great. Sometimes love hurts and when it does, I like to lose myself in his poetry. Please read these with an open heart and mind.
The minute I heard my first love story
I began searching for you, not knowing
how foolish that was.
True lovers are not out there somewhere,
but in each other all along.
Last night,
I saw the realm of joy and pleasure.
There I melted like salt;
no religion, no blasphemy,
no conviction or uncertainty remained.
In the middle of my heart,
a star appeared,
and the seven heavens were lost in its brilliance.
I am powerless by Love's game.
How can you expect me
to behave and act modest?
How can you expect me
to stay at home,
like a good little boy?
How can you expect me
to enjoy being chained like a mad man?
Oh, my love, you will find me every night,
on your street,
with my eyes glued to your window,
waiting for a glimpse of your radiant face.
There is a certain Love
that is formed out of the
elixir of the East.
There is a certain cloud,
impregnated with a
thousand lightnings.
There is my body,
in it an ocean formed of his glory,
all the creation,
all the universes,
all the galaxies,
are lost in it.
That just about sums it up for me. I have a test tomorrow so I gotta go! :)
Ciao for now!
Chitra, Portland Persian Blog-a-Billy Chick!
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