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Persian princess



Joined: 24 Aug 2004
Posts: 276
Location: citizen of the world

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:56 am    Post subject: Rumi's love poems- Bestseller in US  

I need a lover and a friend
All friendships you transcend
And impotent I remain

You are Noah and the Ark
You are the light and the dark
Behind the veil I remain

You are passion and are rage
You are the bird and the cage
Lost in flight I remain

You are the wine and the cup You are the ocean and the drop
While afloat I remain

I said, "O Soul of the world
My desperation has taken hold!"
"I am thy essence," without scold,
"Value me much more than gold."

You are the bait and the trap
You are the path and the map
While in search I remain

You are poison and the sweet
You are defeated and defeat
Sword in hand I remain

You are the wood and the saw
You are cooked, and are raw
While in a pot I remain

You are sunshine and the fog
You are water and the jug
While thirsty I remain

Sweet fragrance of Shams is
The joy and pride of Tabriz
Perfume trader I remain.
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Persian princess



Joined: 24 Aug 2004
Posts: 276
Location: citizen of the world

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:58 am    Post subject: Rumi  

O Pilgrims, thou art where, thou art where?
The Beloved is neigh, come hither, come hither.

Thy beloved is thy neighbor, behind the wall
Lost in the desert, you are seeking and you fall;

If that lovely faceless face you once see
Pilgrim and shrine and house you know are all thee.

From house to house, you sought for proof
Yet never ascended up to the roof.

If it is the house of soul you seek
In the mirror see the face that?s meek.

If you?ve been to the garden, where is your bunch?
And where your soulful pearl if at sea you lunch.

With all this pain where is your gain?
The only veil, yourself, remain.

Hidden treasure chest, buried in soil
Why let dark clouds full moon spoil?

King of the World, to you will show
Magical shapes, in spirit you grow
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Persian princess



Joined: 24 Aug 2004
Posts: 276
Location: citizen of the world

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:58 am    Post subject: Rumi's love poems- Bestseller in US  

Each breath is a song of love
From left and right, pass us by
We?ll return to the world above
Such fate no-one can defy.

We have come from the skies
Befriended angels in heaven
To the same place we will rise
To that city past skies seven.

We are above the skies
And angels we transcend
Why should we compromise?
The House of Songs is our end.

With good fortune may we live
Fate is contradictory,
Gladly our lives may we give
Worldly pride victory.

The sweet scent of this breeze
Is from the curl of that hair
Radiant fantasy on its knees
Upon that face gladly stare.

People are like the loons
Are born from the sea of soul
Stay afloat many moons
The sea the loon control.

On that sea came the wave
While the ship was taking form
From shipwreck no-one could save
Returned to sea by that storm.

What seemed bad, was grace
Kindness was in the wave?s wrath
Dawn of fulfillment is in place
Lighting up that divine path.

From Tabriz began to shine
The Light of Truth, to me call
Thy light is Light Divine
Distinct, yet connecting all.
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Jaguar



Joined: 21 Mar 2004
Posts: 2039

Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2004 9:49 pm    Post subject:  

This is good Stuff
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Nadine



Joined: 26 Oct 2004
Posts: 20

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 11:02 am    Post subject: Re: Rumi's love poems- Bestseller in US  

soooooooooooooo nice I like it, this is really extremely romantic wow
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