Thursday, May 14, 2009

Rumi poem

Over at my friend TK's house today, TK showed me a beautifully illustrated book another friend had given her, Rumi: Hidden Music, translated by Maryam Mafi. I see now that it is out of print. The poem that caught my eye is this one:

O Friend, you made me lovingly
You clothed me in a robe of skin and blood
then planted deep inside me
a seed from your heart.
You turned the whole world
into a sanctuary where
You are the only One.

~~Rumi
1207-1273

2 comments:

Terri said...

I really like Rumi...and this poem is wonderful....thank you for sharing it...

Ruth Hull Chatlien said...

That is beautiful.