A Suspended Blue
Ocean
The sky
Is a suspended blue ocean.
The stars are the fish
That swim.
Is a suspended blue ocean.
The stars are the fish
That swim.
The planets are the white
whales
I sometimes hitch a ride on,
I sometimes hitch a ride on,
And the sun and all
light
Have forever fused themselves
Have forever fused themselves
Into my heart and upon
My skin.
My skin.
There is only one rule
On this Wild Playground,
On this Wild Playground,
For every sign Hafiz has
ever seen
Reads the same.
Reads the same.
They all say,
"Have fun, my dear; my dear,
have fun,
In the Beloved's Divine
Game,
In the Beloved's Divine
Game,
O, in the
Beloved's
Wonderful Game."
Wonderful Game."
~ Hafiz ~
(The Subject Tonight Is
Love -- versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)
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