Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Hafiz: It Felt Love


It Felt Love
 
 How 
Did the rose 
Ever open its heart 

And give to this world 
All its 
Beauty? 

It felt the encouragement of light 
Against its 
Being, 

Otherwise, 
We all remain 

Too 

Frightened.


- from The Gift, Poems by Hafiz
 

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