Friday, November 8, 2013

sing






Sing
the matchless pleasure
of gypsy girl
and beggar
Toss
cap from head
fling sandals
from feet.
So
I kick my life away
and sacrifice
my heart
Trade
the caravanserai
of this world and the next
for One.



~ Fakhruddin Iraqi
from The Drunken Universe: An Anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry
art by Rodin


2 comments:

Andrea said...

Lovely inspiring words and artwork. A sweet start to my day. Thank you.

Marja said...

This poem gives a sense of freedom. Love it. I just learned last year what caravanserai means;
a rest place for travellers In the museum close to my hometown in Holland was a replica of it.