Sunday, August 1, 2010

EACH NOTE by Rumi

Advice doesn't help lovers! 
They're not the kind of mountain stream
 
you can build a dam across.

An intellectual doesn't know what the drunk is feeling!


Don't try to figure what those lost inside love will do next!


Someone in charge would give up all his power, 
if he caught one whiff of the wine-musk 
from the room where lovers are doing who-knows- what!



One of them tries to dig a hole through a mountain. 
One flees from academic honors. 
One laughs at famous mustaches!



Life freezes if it doesn't get a taste 
of this almond cake. 
The stars come up spinning 
every night, bewildered in love. 
They'd grow tired with that revolving, if they weren't. 
They'd say, "How long do we have to Do this!"



God picks up the reed-flute world and blows. 
Each note is a need coming through one of us, 
a passion, a longing-pain.



Remember the lips 
where the wind-breath originated, 
and let your note be clear. 
Don't try to end it . 
BE Your Note. 
I'll show you how it's enough.



Go up on the roof at night 
in the city of the soul.



Let Everyone climb on their roofs 
and sing their notes!



Sing loud!