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My heart tells me it is distressed with Him,
but I can only laugh at such pretended injuries.
Be fair, You who are the Glory of the just.
You, Soul, free of “we” and “I,”
subtle spirit within each man and woman.
When a man and a woman become one, that “one” is You.
And when that one is obliterated, there [...]
Posted at: August 12th, 2007 - 3:53 pm - Number of Comments » 0
We are the flute, our music is all Thine;
We are the mountains echoing only Thee;
And movest to defeat or victory;
Lions emblazoned high on flags unfurled-
They wind invisible sweeps us through the world.
R. A. Nicholson
‘Persian Poems‘, an Anthology of verse translations
edited [...]
Posted at: August 8th, 2007 - 8:35 pm - Number of Comments » 0
