we take wildflowers replant them in love’s garden sometimes they wither with longing for lost freedom but oh, how they can blossom! Kim M. Russell, 21st August 2019 My response to Carpe Diem #1729 Wildflower variety: Use That Quote Today we have a quote from the Persian poet Rumi to work with: “There are as […]
Tag: Rumi
Little Star
It doesn’t matter if you forget the positions of stars in the night sky; the delicate pattern of freckles on your skin is a map of constellations from which I will sing fairy tales, nursery rhymes and lullabies to the music of the galaxies. Kim M. Russell, 24th June 2018 My response to Imaginary Garden […]
The Awakening
in the fading night your face was laden with dreams fluttering eyelids the rise and fall of your chest and our curious kisses Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1400 The Awakening, a love poem by Rumi In the final regular episode of March, our inspiration is a love poem written by […]
Beauty of the Heart
a crystal dew drop liquid kiss to break the thirst last night’s dreams shattered Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1399 The Beauty of the Heart Today’s poem has been taken from Masnavi: Teachings by Rumi: The Beauty of the Heart The beauty of the heart is the lasting beauty: its lips […]
Hole in the Sky
sun’s purity breaks through ragged fabric of sky announced by birdsong Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1398 Purity Today’s episode is about purity, the theme of another poem by Rumi: Purity A certain Sufi tore his robe in grief, and the tearing brought such relief he gave the robe the name […]
The Journey into Self
so many questions on the path into the self stones glint in the sun Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1397 The Journey Into Your Own Depth For this latest episode, Chèvrefeuille has chosen another interesting poem by Rumi: Then Journey Into Yourself Oh, if a tree could wander and move with […]
Unfold Your Own Myth
origami bats fold into dark spaces open-eyed with truth Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1396 Unfold Your Own Myth This week we will see the last few episodes of March and the poems by Rumi. Today’s poem has been taken from The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks: Unfold Your Own Myth […]
Dream Catching
‘Then death comes like dawn’ (Rumi) elusive and free haunting moths in daybreak’s flame groggy death’s head dreams Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1395 The Dream This month we are exploring poems by the Mystical Poet from Persia, Rumi. Today’s poem is entitled ‘The Dream That Must Be Interpreted’ and has […]
Desire
waiting for a kiss the lover at the window pearl without a shell Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem 1394 Some Kiss We Want Today’s poem by Rumi: Some kiss we want There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body. Seawater begs the […]
Spring Has Come
tipsy like the breeze flowers unfurl a welcome vernal colourscape Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1393 Spring Is Coming also linked to Mindlovermisery’s Menagerie Heeding Haiku with Chèvrefeuille Today we have another long poem from Rumi, entitled ‘Spring has come’.
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