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This is now. Now
is,
all there is. Don't wait for Then;
strike the spark, light the fire.
all there is. Don't wait for Then;
strike the spark, light the fire.
Sit at the Beloved's
table,
feast with gusto, drink your fill
feast with gusto, drink your fill
then dance
the way branches
of jasmine and cypress
dance in a spring wind.
the way branches
of jasmine and cypress
dance in a spring wind.
The green earth
is your cloth;
tailor your robe
with dignity and grace.
is your cloth;
tailor your robe
with dignity and grace.
~ Rumi ~
(adapted by Jose Orez from a version
by Coleman Barks in The Soul of Rumi)
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