Tag: poetry
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The meaning of dance
what’s the meaning of dance only a very wise head could give birth to such a nonsense why don’t you put it aside for one moment shake your limbs like a madman and let them take you astray who’s left to ask about meaning when all is lost in ecstatic motion
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Empty bucket
Why drag your empty bucket to the enchanted stream Hiking up in the clouds on the verge of reality Down below the same water will taste just like water The flow that brings it to life can’t ever be contained (…)
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The Wave
I walked around the rooftop garden In my glass and ivory tower Praying for rain to nourish My well-manicured pot plants The rain came along with a Tsunami wave That dragged us all screaming Into the heart of the ocean (…)
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Stop acting so small
There are things that cannot be put into words. Out of all human beings, Rumi Jalal ad-Din got pretty damn close. His poems are tsunami waves that drag you deep into the ocean. I never thought I would translate poetry, but if that’s the only way to share his words with my family, I might…
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Princess
My face all covered in glitterAnd shameThought I could be a princess for one dayToday I’m just a clown The more I strive to stand out from the crowdThe bigger fool I make of myself The more I try to prove myself worthyThe more unworthy I feel deep inside (…)
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Call it Magic, call it Science
Not resisting anything Finding a hidden gem in every pile of shit And leaving the rest alone Patient with small baby turtles taking their small baby steps Knowing the seed will sprout and raise all up unassisted Just when conditions are right Call it Magic, call it Science (…)
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