Hafiz

Everyone loves Rumi’s poetry … even I love his poetry … but even more – I love the poetry of the sufi, Hafiz – he is joyous and irreverent in his deep reverence of Life.  Here are a few for your enjoyment:

The Sun Never Says

Even
After
All this time
The sun never says to the earth,

“You owe
Me.”

Look
What happens
With a love like that.
It lights the
Whole
Sky.

The Foundation for Greatness

Greatness
Is always built upon this foundation:
The ability
To appear, speak, and act
As the most
Common
Man

I Am Really Just a Tambourine

Good
Poetry
Makes the universe admit a
Secret:

“I am
Really just a tambourine,
Grab hold,
Play me
Against your warm
Thigh.”

Two Giant Fat People

God
And I have become
Like two giant fat people
Living in a
Tiny boat.
We
Keep
Bumping into each other and
L
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g
.