Thursday, February 10, 2011

It Felt Love by Hafiz

How did the rose
Ever open its heart

And give to this world
All its
Beauty?

It felt the encouragement of light
Against its
Being,

Otherwise,
We all remain

Too

Frightened.

Here's a lovely reinterpretation of Hafiz's work by Daniel Landinsky.  Some critics claim his "translations" are too free-- but they still make for lovely poetry.

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