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Maybe the Poet

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Maybe the poet is gay But he’ll be heard anyway Maybe the poet is drugged But he won’t stay under the rug Maybe the voice of the spirit In which case you’d better hear it Maybe he’s a woman Who…
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The Seed Cracked Open

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It used to be That when I would wake in the morning I could with confidence say, ”What am ‘I’ going to Do?”   That was before the seed Cracked open.   Now Hafiz is certain:   There are two…
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Good Is the Flesh

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Good is the flesh that the Word has become,      good is the birthing, the milk in the breast,      good is the feeding, caressing and rest,      good is the body for knowing the world, Good…
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My Eyes So Soft

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Don’tSurrenderYour loneliness so quickly.Let it cut more Deep. Let it ferment and season youAs few human Or even divine ingredients can. Something missing in my heart tonightHas made my eyes so soft,My voice so Tender, My need of God AbsolutelyClear. Hafez  in The Gift ,  translated…
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