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“Give yourself a kiss” - Rumi
What can I write more about these lyrical lines and a thought process immersed in love.
Version by Coleman Barks
“Like This”
Maypop, 1990
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March 17th, 2008 at 5:59 am
My father
sailed from china
with sweat, fear
and hope to better
life in nursantara
his prodigal son
found light of rumi
wings of eternity
finding Way
of Return
Qing Zhen
Jiao !