14.9.08

on the lip...

Jelaluddin Rumi

I have lived on the lip
of insanity, wanting to know reasons,
knocking on a door. It opens.
I’ve been knocking from the inside!

             (Trans. John Moyne and Coleman Barks)

4 comments:

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Beauty!

Don

esk said...

We often have the answers...just look on the inside.

Grea poem.

"G" said...

hmm, this one made for the breaking of silence.

(hello)

G.

sam of the ten thousand things said...

Don - I can't say enough good things about LR. Such a wonderful venue. Thanks for the read.

It all begins on the inside, Erika. It is a powerful piece, and typical of Rumi's ability to motivate.

I appreciate the read & visit, G.