I Have Learned So Much
I
Have
Learned
So much from God
That I can no longer
Call
Myself
A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim,
A Buddhist, a Jew.
The Truth has shared so much of Itself
With me
That I can no longer call myself
A man, a woman, an angel,
Or even pure
Soul.
Love has
Befriended Hafiz so completely
It has turned to ash
And freed
Me
Of every concept and image
My mind has ever known.
~Hafiz
10 comments:
I like this poem a lot. I have never heard of the author, though.
Hafiz was a great Sufi poet from the 14th century. He was dubbed "the tongue of the Invisible".
If you google his poems there is lots on the internet.
"Good Poetry makes
The universe
Admit a secret:
"I am really just
A tambourine,
Grab hold,
Play me against
Your warm
thigh."
~hafiz
I love Hafiz and Rumi for how they express what seems to be inexpressible. How do we put words on these things? But poets come closest. Thanks for sharing.
Oh yes Hafiz and Rumi...lovely!
good poem, but even more wonderful photo lookie good chickie poo!
This is lovely. I've read some Sufi poetry before - it's so inspirational.
Ruth,
Yes thank goodness for poetry and music and art.
Candy,
That is SO kind of you to say, I accept your compliment wholeheartedly.
jennifer,
Inspire! To breathe new life back in.
Dear Healing Room,
I can appreciate your love of the poems written by Hafiz. He has come to see the light in the way that we have. Love and God transend all religions and all humanly limitations. Even the concept of our souls doens't truly speak to the depths of our potential.
Love and Peace,
Leah
Thanks for the visit Leah, I LOVE Hafiz. I have a recording that I listen to that combine his poems with inspirational chanting and music. Its called The Scent of Light.
I highly reccomend it.
Hafiz was one of the greatest poems of Persia. He lived and died in the beautiful city of Shiraz (old Persia, current Iran). You can read more about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafez
thank you Anonymous for your contribution....I always love hearing more about Hafiz
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