Showing posts with label Hafiz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hafiz. Show all posts

Friday, June 13, 2014

Moon over Chicago

Full moon over Chicago from the Cenacle roof
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THE MOON IS ALSO BUSY

I bow to God in gratitude,
And I find the moon is also busy
Doing the same.

I bow to God in great happiniess,
And I learn from where the suns
And the children
And my heart
All borrow their Light.

I bow to the Friend in deep reverence
And discover a marvelous secret carried in the air:

This whole Universe is just as blessed
And divinely crazed as I,
And just as lost in this Wonderful Holy Dance.

My dear,
After such a long, long journey,
God has made another soul
Free!

Now all Hafiz wants to do
Is open a beautiful Tavern
Where this Sacred Wine
Of God's Truth, Knowledge and Love
Is forever and ever
Freely offered to you.

O bow to God in gratitude,
And some day
You will see how
The moon is also busy doing the same.

I Heard God Laughing: Poems of Hope and Joy (Renderings of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky) Penguin, 2006.