We came whirling - Jelalludin Rumi

Larry Robinson Lrobpoet at sonic.net
Sat Oct 15 23:49:21 PDT 2022



we came whirling

out of nothingness

scattering stars

like dust


the stars made a circle

and in the middle

we dance


the wheel of heaven

circles God

like a mill


if you grab a spoke

it will tear your hand off


turning and turning

it sunders

all attachment


were that wheel not in love

it would cry

"enough! How long this turning?”


every atom

turns bewildered


beggars circle tables

dogs circle carrion

the lover circles

his own heart


ashamed,

I circle shame


a ruined water wheel

whichever way I turn

is the river


if that rusty old sky

creaks to a stop

still, still I turn

and it is only God	
		
circling Himself
		
	- Jelalludin Rumi

(Translated by Daniel Liebert)


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