Paper would turn to flame if I touched it in an ecstatic mood. And ink dries if it comes a hundred feet within the radiance of one who will not let God leave their arms. –Kabir (Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West translated by Daniel Ladinsky, p. 209) This […]
The Sky Gave Me Its Heart
The sky gave me its heart because it knew mine was not large enough to care for the earth the way it did. –Rabia of Basra This is the first stanza of the poem “The Sky Gave Me Its Heart” by Rabia of Basra (Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and […]
To Know the Dark
“To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without sight, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is traveled by dark feet and dark wings. –Wendell Berry Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links (at no cost to you). Poetry can […]
Pain
The following poem by Elsie Robinson is titled “Pain” (Poems that touch the Heart compiled by A.L. Alexander, pp. 185-186): Why must I be hurt? Suffering and despair, Cowardice and cruelty, Envy and injustice, All of these hurt. Grief and terror, Loneliness and betrayal And the agony of loss or death— All these things hurt. […]