Weekly Poems

Satisfaction is for the Ordinary (8/5/18) Only a satiated one says, “The time is getting late.” Satisfaction is for the ordinary. Day or night makes no difference to the brave one. Wolf, sheep, goat — all are the same for a lion. Rubailer (2016), Page 36, Rubai #3.   More...

Submerged in the Heart (7/29/18) Is there anyone who is not involved in my daily work? Who is the one who hasn’t given his soul to the Beloved’s way?   Is there any head like mine which doesn’t become drunk? Is there any heart like mine which doesn’t cry, moan More...

The Untied Knot (7/22/18) The one who ties the untied knot again is laughing at himself as well as the world. They talk about union and separation. But, one cannot be united until he is separated. Rubailer (2016), Page 246, Rubai #3 More...

God’s Light (7/15/18) The falcon said to the goose, “The valley is beautiful.” “Have a good night,” answered the goose, then continued, “This place is much better for me.   “I’m all set. I’ll put my head down and sleep. You keep flying, because you are restless.   “Even my More...

The Pearls in Their Hearts (7/8/18) Now the tree branches are blooming fresh flowers. When they lost all their leaves, they could still see the pearls in their hearts, so they stayed standing up. They didn’t lose hope. They didn’t break. They didn’t even bend. Rubailer (2016), Page 211, Rubai #3   More...

Suffering and the Cure (7/1/18) Who is the one who is not a servant, a slave of Your order? Who is the one who is not drunk after seeing Your face?   Show me someone who is in trouble whose trouble is not Yours. Or, show me a joy which More...

The Smell of a Burning Heart (6/24/18) Troubles for me are cooking in my Beloved’s kitchen of grief. Every moment hundreds of different meals of sorrow are being served to my table. The smell of a burning heart surrounds my table all the time. I wonder. Where is this smell coming from? More...

So That’s That (6/17/18) Tonight, take my soul completely from this poor body. Take it out, so I will have no name, no fame in this world.   I am Your drunk at this moment. Give me one more cup, so both worlds will be abolished from my eyes. So More...

One Day… (6/3/18) One day your heart will take you to the One who caught your heart. One day your soul will take you to the Beloved. Don’t let go of the skirt of your pain. One day your pain will take you to the Remedy. Rubailer, Page 474, Rubai #3 More...

The Shrill Pipe of Love (6/3/18) You are coming our way. You are a decent person. We are also nice. In appearance we look like fire, but we are the Fountain of Life for you.   You are a small pigeon. You were born in this nest. If you don’t come More...