port within orbital..

1. transpersonal antechambers
lips and eyes,
both initiate...(closed)

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^ well, i was compelled to post a poem, so i thought i'd make it short and sweet ;) .

and i just discovered the sufi poet hafiz, and thought i'd share a couple of his poems for your pleasure (or criticism).
translated by Daniel Ladinsky


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laughing at the word two

Only

That Illumined
One

Who keeps
Seducing the formless into form

Had the charm to win my
Heart.

Only a Perfect One

Who is always
Laughing at the word
Two

Can make you know

Of

Love.
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as well as my favourite poem of all time:
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Someone Should Start Laughing

I have a thousand brilliant lies
For the question:

How are you?

I have a thousand brilliant lies
For the question:

What is God?

If you think that the Truth can be known
From words,

If you think that the Sun and the Ocean

Can pass through that tiny opening Called the mouth,

O someone should start laughing!
Someone should start wildly Laughing –Now!