शुक्रवार, 8 नवंबर 2013

sing








Sing
the matchless pleasure
of gypsy girl
and beggar
Toss
cap from head
fling sandals
from feet.
So
I kick my life away
and sacrifice
my heart
Trade
the caravanserai
of this world and the next
for One.



~ Fakhruddin Iraqi
from The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry
art by Rodin


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