Hello everyone 🙂
Thank you so much for all the well wishes. I am (and have been) feeling much better now :). My absence has mainly been due to work and it doesnt look like ill be able to write poetry for a while although, I will try when I get the chance and have the energy!! In the meantime, here is another one of my favourite Rumi poems for you. With much much love to you all!!
Hey everyone
So when I got back from mexico I got really ill, which is why I haven’t been on wordpress much. Even now i’m in no condition to write any poems. So instead I thought I’d share with you one of my favourite poems by Hafiz. Im sure you’ve read it before!
“TRIPPING OVER JOY”
What is the difference
Between your experience of Existence
And that of a saint?
The saint knows
That the spiritual path
Is a sublime chess game with God
And that the Beloved
Has just made such a Fantastic Move
That the saint is now continually
Tripping over Joy
And bursting out in Laughter
And saying, “I Surrender!”
Whereas, my dear,
I am afraid you still think
You have a thousand serious moves.”
You are the unknowable
Mystery so beautiful
Beyond imaginations
The Transcendent One!
Your rays are everywhere
glimmering all around me
Dwelling in my deepest heart
The Immanent One!
Your Grace pours down in floods
From an infinite heaven
Impossible to exhaust
The Merciful One!
King of the multiple worlds
Your kindness everlasting
Giving to those in need
The Generous One!
Dispeller of all darkness
Bestower of true wisdom
Bringer of the Light of Truth
The One Reality!
Overflowing compassion
Hearer of the heart praying
Remover of afflictions
The One who saved me!
…..
Tomorrow’s a really busy day for me and so I decided to cheat a little and write tomorrow’s poem for NaPoWriMo today. Please don’t tell on me! 😉
One
Being
Love explodes
Manifesting
Creation of worlds
Multiple divisions
Ying Yang, Divine balancing
Disturbed by this human free will
Return’s possible with surrender
Letting go in faith is our one hope
The easiest thing is to be extreme
Embrace the path of moderation
Dissolve in Sacred harmony
Nature needs to take its course
Live life with your essence
See how things unfold
All the chaos
disappears
you are
One
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THis is the Etheree. Again, a thank you to Kirsten who has provided a post explaining 30 different forms for the 30 poem challenge this month. You can find it at: http://kirstenuninterrupted.wordpress.com/april-poetry-forms/
Why is your grip so tight
on this thing called being?
Journey beyond the horizon
Into utter nothingness
Where everything is nothing
and nothing is everything
Some call it Fana’
Others Nirvana
What do names matter
In the placeless place of namelessness?
Beyond being there is non-being
………. ……… ………
There are no words
In non-existence
The Alchemist transforms
days into sacred nights
When the world dies away
He brings you back to life
This is no time for sleep
Wake up! Wake up!
It’s the time of transformation
Time to be dissolved and built anew
Burn yourself a midnight candle
In the darkness
Feel the lightning surround you
Mercy is descending
to the lowest Heavens
Where the Beloved hears
the whispers of His lovers
Be still and listen!
You’ll hear the delicacy of blessings drop
Your heart beats with Remembrance of The Most Supreme!
Feel the warmth of love rushing through your soul
Without a doubt, angels flood your presence
The Light and Pure lay their wings at your feet
Blessed with glad tidings, deeds are recorded in gold
Your lungs breathe with remembrance of the The Most Gracious!
Fill your yourself up with His holy light
Let it overflow and emanate from your sides
Let the angels lift you up through the secret skies
Ascend through the heavens, Like the Prophet on that blessed night
Let go of time and travel beyond
Feel your soul intoxicated in love
You have reached his court
Settle, settle!
And feel your soul become a dervish
…..
This poem was written in collaboration with lovely, talented and insightful Zara. Her blog is filled with great spiritual gems. I highly suggest checking her out at http://zar4h.wordpress.com/
Thank you Zara! It was a pleasure 🙂
Accept things with joyful smiles
Keys are forged in surrender
The ‘practice’, opening the door of hearts
The place of receiving
Receiving Grace
Waters the seed of Life
Bringing growth to your soul
And purifying the dirt inside
Soul alive
It slowly spreads
Become consumed
Radiate light and love
In quiet surrender
Keep receiving
Feel the Life
Inside your life
Its warm and quiet
alive and vibrant
It moves your being
Guiding you to life Divine
In still acceptance
No thoughts and want
You become a sacred vessel
Where He worships He
In surrender, dissolve in self
Do nothing but follow
Moved in loving worship
There are a thousand different ways
The deeper your surrender
The more life in your soul
In experience of infinite Reality
You pass stages of different sorts
I’m just a baby here
Grateful for my Life anew
What I thought was my soul
Was not that, not at all
Infinity exists
Before beginnings, after ends
Beyond horizons
In the nameless place of placelessness
Infinity is infinity
No time, no place
Yet, an exception
Infinity enclosed
The purest of Hearts
Is Divinity’s home
And you housekeeper
Must keep a clutterless abode
For purity in dirt, is no Purity at all
But a clean heart is the purest of all
A magnificent palace for the King of kings
The place he loving calls his beautiful Home
You, human being, are a mirror
Polish the dust off your heart’s Heart
Become a perfect reflection of Divinity
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The universe is filled with Art
Glowing suns, blue oceans, shining moons
But you, human being, are its masterpiece
On whom the Great Artist poured out His own soul
Coloured in Truth, Love, and Beauty
You are truly a spectacle to behold
Sculpted in perfect balance and harmony
The critic’s eye is taken aback and confused
He stares speechless
What’s drawing him in?
The mystery, there is art within the art
Its familiar and distant like a dream
Simply your presence
Moves him to tears and joy
Reminded of what he once was
And now hopeful of a return
Tell him imitation is not the answer
Half of beauty lies in being yourself
Replicas are cheap reflections
True human beings are priceless origin-als
Rejoice in gratitude
Your beauty is unmatched by the universe
Be the work of art you were created to be
Not the critic who has lost touch with his soul
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