Friday, May 4, 2007

A Poem from Rumi

There is a candle in the heart of man, waiting to be kindled.
In separation from the friend, there is a cut waiting
to be stitched.
O, you who are ignorant of endurance and the burning
fire of love-
Love comes of its own free will, it can't be learned
in any school.

2 comments:

Pamela Czarnota said...
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Pamela Czarnota said...

For those who don't know Rumi...
Rumi was a Persian sage and a mystic poet. 1207-73 AD. Rumi's poetry articulates the intimate relationship between the divine and the human.