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"...everything in life is writable about if you have the outgoing guts to do it, and the imagination to improvise. The worst enemy to creativity is self-doubt." -Sylvia Plath

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Poetry Thursday - Rumi

~A Voice Through the Door~

Sometimes you hear a voice through
the door calling you, as fish out of

water hear the waves, or a hunting
falcon hears the drum's come back.

This turning toward what you deeply
love saves you. Children fill their

shirts with rocks and carry them
around. We're not children anymore.

Read the book of your life which has
been given you. A voice comes to

your soul saying, Lift your foot;
cross over; move into the emptiness

of question and answer and question.

-Rumi-

7 Comments:

At 8:23 PM, Blogger Jessie said...

hmmm--I love Rumi. This is a poem to be savored.

 
At 12:06 PM, Blogger TJ said...

{Children fill their
shirts with rocks and carry them
around.}
Rumi words...almost thought provoking.
TJ

 
At 3:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is simply AMAZING. I need to think about this poem some more. True soul food. Thank you.

 
At 3:55 PM, Blogger Somnambulist Seeker said...

Rumi always blows me away. I've got to get me some of that.

 
At 7:07 AM, Blogger Leah said...

ah, i love rumi. great poem. :-)

 
At 4:40 AM, Blogger V said...

Aww, Theresa introduced me to Rumi through her novel.
Hugs,
V

 
At 4:25 PM, Blogger Tammy Brierly said...

I loved this! Savored indeed :)

 

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