1/02/2009

A walk to remember (from Bronx to Downtown)


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If anyone asks you
how the perfect satisfaction
of all our sexual wanting
will look, lift your face
and say,

Like this.

When someone mentions the gracefulness
of the nightsky, climb up on the roof
and dance and say,

Like this.

If anyone wants to know what "spirit" is,
or what "God’s fragrance" means,
lean your head toward him or her.
Keep your face there close.

Like this.

When someone quotes the old poetic image
about clouds gradually uncovering the moon,
slowly loosen knot by knot the strings
of your robe.

Like this.

If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead,
don’t try to explain the miracle.
Kiss me on the lips.

Like this. Like this.

When someone asks what it means
to "die for love," point
here.

If someone asks how tall I am, frown
and measure with your fingers the space
between the creases on your forehead.

This tall.

The soul sometimes leaves the body, the returns.
When someone doesn’t believe that,
walk back into my house.

Like this.

When lovers moan,
they’re telling our story.

Like this.

I am a sky where spirits live.
Stare into this deepening blue,
while the breeze says a secret.

Like this.

When someone asks what there is to do,
light the candle in his hand.

Like this.

How did Joseph’s scent come to Jacob?

Huuuuu.

How did Jacob’s sight return?

Huuuu.

A little wind cleans the eyes.

Like this.

When Shams comes back from Tabriz,
he’ll put just his head around the edge
of the door to surprise us

Like this.

From ‘The Essential Rumi’,

Translators: Coleman Barks with John Moyne




4 comments:

  1. Merhaba NY Muhtari,

    Birinci: en mutlu 2009 gunler senin icin :)

    Ikinci: Video ve muzik linkler senden benim blogda harika - cok tesekkur ederim.

    Ucuncu: Esim dedi, sanirim MY Muhtaridan eski soru; ama benden simdi cevap - sorry :)

    Hangi Maine'de otel? Bizim tatilde:
    http://www.theharborsidehotel.com/

    Dorduncu: Senin ev ve NY fotograflar harika...

    Besinci: Kirmizi kitaplik (do you remember?) ve Barcelona chair senin ev icin dileyorum 2009'da :)

    Kanada'da kis ve soguklu gunler istemiyorum - bahar bekliyorum - Ne zaman sakura NYBG'da?

    Gorusuz,
    Suleyman.

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  2. Merhaba Suleyman,

    Sana ve esine de mutlu yillar...

    Linkleri begendigine cok sevindim, ben de keyifle izliyorum onlari Istanbul'u ozleyince..

    Otel bilgisi icin hem sana hem de hatirlattigi icin esine tesekkurler. Simdi olmasa da ileride isime cok yarayacak.

    Ev hala bitmedi, hep bir seyler yapiyorum zaman buldukca. Ahhhh o kirmizi kitapligi bir bulsam, baska ne isterim.. umidimi yitirmedim hala :-))

    Bahar aylarina daha cok var... Mayis ayinda Sakura'yi gormeye gelsenize :-))

    Iyi haftalar..

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  3. Anonymous1/07/2009

    Hello!I'm kaoru.I'm Japanese.
    Ⅰcan't spaak english well・・・
    I've got a small favor to ask you.
    I want some pictures that ↓

    ①http://files.uploadr.net/ae1f918c05/P1051045.JPG
    ②http://files.uploadr.net/cfc9fcf041/P1051047.JPG

    These are a pictures of central park.
    I want same angle pictures.

    could you take a picture?

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  4. Kaoru,

    I just saw your message and I apologize for delay in answering, but can you be more specific about the location?

    All the best,

    NYM

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