16-APR-2008
THE HEART IS RIGHT
The
Heart is right to cry
Even when the smallest drop of light,
Of love,
Is taken away.
Perhaps you may kick, moan, scream
In a dignified
Silence,
But you are so right
To do so in any fashion
Until God returns
To
You.
(Hafiz)
'The Gift' Poems by Hafiz - translations by Daniel Ladinsky
19-NOV-2007
MY EYES SO SOFT
Don't surrender your loneliness
So quickly.
Let it cut more deep.
Let it ferment and season you
As few human
Or divine ingredients can.
Something missing in my heart tonight
Has made my eyes so soft,
My voice
So tender,
My need of God
Absolutely
Clear.
(Hafiz)
'The Gift' Poems by Hafiz - translations by Daniel Ladinsky
24-FEB-2008
THE HEART'S CORONATION
The pawn
Always sits stunned,
Chained, unable to move
Beneath God's magnificent power.
It is essential for the heart's coronation
For the pawn to realize
There is nothing but divine movement
In this
World.
(Hafiz)
'The Gift' Poems by Hafiz - translations by Daniel Ladinsky
05-FEB-2007
IT FELT LOVE
How
Did the rose
Ever open its heart
And give to this world
All its
Beauty?
It felt the encouragement of light
Against its
Being.
Otherwise,
We all remain
Too
Frightened.
(Hafiz)
'The Gift' Poems by Hafiz - translations by Daniel Ladinsky
10-JUN-2007
YOUR BEAUTIFUL PARCHED, HOLY MOUTH
A poet is someone
Who can pour Light into a spoon,
Then raise it
To nourish
Your beautiful parched, holy mouth.
(Hafiz)
'I Heard God Laughing' by Daniel Ladinsky