Commonplaces from The Love Poems of Rumi by Nader Khalili
Posted on October 7th, 2020
this love journey
is surely the hardest and
most twisted road I have taken
I began the journey but my heart
is still dragging behind
wrapped around your feet 97
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how do I know
who am i or where how do i Know who am i or where I am how could a single wave locate itself In an ocean I am
how could a single wave
locate itself
in an ocean 101
I was given
at my birth
all the estates and mansions
it will be a heresy to accept only
a doorkeeper’s job 103
going to an abbey
or going to a mosque
I’m only there
in search of you 108
112
don’t say what is the use
of me alone being peaceful
when everyone is fighting
youre not one
you're a thousand
just light your lantern
since one live flame
is better than
a thousand dead souls 113
a heart filled with love
is like a phoenix
that no cage can imprison
such a bird can only fly
above and beyond
any known universe 115
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