St. Teresa’s Poem ‘If, Lord, Thy Love is Strong’ Translated
2019-06-13
“If, Lord, Thy love for me is strong
As this which binds me unto thee,
What holds me from thee Lord so long,
What holds thee Lord so long from me? (…)”Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘I Am the Soul of the World’
2019-06-13
“I once had a thousand desires,
But in my one desire to know you
all else melted away.
The pure essence of your being
has taken over my heart and soul (…).”Continue Reading
Rumi’s poem ‘The light is the same’
2019-06-13
“The lamps are different, but the light is the same.”Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘Watch My Rising’
2019-06-13
“You’ve seen my descent. Now watch my rising.”Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘Everything In Your Favor’
2019-06-13
“Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.”Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘Let Yourself Be Drawn’
2019-06-13
“Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘Clever or wise’
2019-06-12
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘In Your Light I Learn How to Love’
2019-06-12
“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no one sees you.”Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘Set Your Life on Fire’
2019-06-12
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”Continue Reading
Rumi’s Poem ‘I’ll Meet You There’
2019-06-12
“There’s a field somewhere
beyond all doubt and wrong doing.
I’ll meet you there.”Continue Reading
Sor Juana Ines’ Poem ‘Foolish Men’
2019-06-05
“Silly, you men -so very adept
at wrongly faulting womankind,
not seeing you’re alone to blame
for faults you plant in woman’s mind. (…)”Continue Reading
