Thursday, February 14, 2013

With That Moon Language

Today is valentine's day. A day that is set aside for love. So, follow the lead of these wise words of the Sufi mystic and poet Hafiz, and tell someone that you love them!


With That Moon Language
By Haviz

Admit something:
Everyone you see, you say to them, "Love me."
Of course you do not do this out loud, otherwise someone would call the cops.
Still, though, think about this, this great pull in us to connect.
Why not become the one who lives with a full moon in each eye
that is always saying,
with that sweet moon language,
what every other eye in this world is dying to hear?

Is there a Lenten discipline lurking in this poem?

1 comment:

  1. Maybe. I always think that, believing in a loving God and having a theology totally based on love of God and one another, we ought to be a little easier about using the word love in our converse among ourselves. I understand the societal constraints about this, but I think being able to say "I love you" more readily to each other in our beloved community might be liberating.

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