wooden rocking horse gallops through budding forests imagination Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1392 A Children’s Game Today’s poem, ‘A Children’s Game’, has been taken from The Essential Rumi by Coleman Barks.
Tag: Rumi
A Great Silence
from night’s silent well shimmering moon greets the dawn drowning in poems Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1391 A Great Silence We are exploring the beauty of Rumi’s mystical poetry and today Chèvrefeuille has given us the following poem for inspiration: A Great Silence I don’t get tired of you. Don’t […]
Moon in the Window
moon in the window weeping flutes and animals mad souls drunk on wine Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1390 The Flute Weeps In a new episode, we have another poem by Rumi for inspiration: The Flute Weeps the flute weeps to the pacing drum the drunken camel rises from its knees […]
Begging Bowl
empty begging bowl a promise trapped in a crack single grain of rice Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1389 Begging Bowl This month we are reading the poems of Rumi. Chèvrefeuille reminds us that the haiku has roots in Zen Buddhism, which is why he has chosen today’s poem, because it […]
In the Circle
delight in always drink passion and hold hands savour the spirit Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1388 The Community Of The Spirit Today we have another poem by Rumi, who wrote more than 60.000 poems. This one I struggled to interpret. A Community Of The Spirit There is a community of […]
The Breeze at Dawn
shrouded in dawn light on the cusp of a new day a foot in both worlds Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1387 The Breeze at Dawn Today we have a second poem by Rumi: The Breeze at Dawn The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don’t go back to […]
Silent Twilight
soundless evensong sunlight pursued by darkness soft-footed shadows Kim M. Russell, 2018 My response to Carpe Diem #1386 Silence … In the first episode of a new theme for this month, ‘Rumi, the mystical poet’, the poem Chèvrefeuille has shared with us is: Two Days of Silence After days of feasting, fast. After days of […]
Night Flight
leaving the runway lights above and lights below penetrating night Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Pinterest My response to Carpe Diem #1180 departure Today Chèvrefeuille has written about spiritual growth and the ‘time of Aquarius’, which he has linked to Persian poetry and the theme for this month: ‘praise to the emptiness’. He […]
Star Without a Name
anonymous light illuminates a clear sky new star falls to Earth Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on aliens. wiki.com My response to Carpe Diem #1172 filtered light Today we have a poem by Rumi to meditate and contemplate, which is entitled ‘a star without a name’ and describes how humankind came to the world, […]
Rumi’s Flute
a breath of spring air in the midst of confusion universal flute Kim M. Russell, 2017 Image found on Wikipedia My response to Carpe Diem #1168 flute Chèvrefeuille has been waxing philosophical today, talking about existentialism as a background to the poem by Rumi he has shared, in which the poet is speaking about ‘existence’: […]
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