Posted in Quotations, tagged Hafiz, poetry on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Somehow, this poem seemed particularly appropriate when I read it this morning.
The Sun in Drag
You are the Sun in Drag.
You are God[dess] hiding from yourself.
Remove all the “mine” – that is the veil.
Why ever worry about
Anything?
Listen to what your friend Hafiz
Knows for certain:
The appearance of this world [...]
Posted in Quotations, tagged Hafiz, poetry, worry on May 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Here’s a thought for all of you who, like me, spend entirely too much time worrying about the future, what other people think or whatever your flavor of the day is:
Now
That
All your worry
Has proved such an
Unlucrative
Business,
Why
Not
Find a better
Job.
The Gift: Poems by Hafiz, The Great Sufi Master, Translations by Daniel Landinsky
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