We've only just left
or I'm already longing to return
My life is an unpredictable journey
always on the same roads
The familiar road stations gleam
at a distance, purer than on the spot:
valleys of love, wonder, and knowledge
which I love to visit, and excitedly
leave quickly at the ******
of the bells of the caravan
of my needs
I wander between their oases
Only in the void do I find
what my soul yearns for
Jun 13, 2023
Jun 13, 2023 at 2:42 AM UTC
We've only just left
or I'm already longing to return
My life is an unpredictable journey
always on the same roads
The familiar road stations gleam
at a distance, purer than on the spot:
valleys of love, wonder, and knowledge
which I love to visit, and excitedly
leave quickly at the ******
of the bells of the caravan
of my needs
I wander between their oases
Only in the void do I find
what my soul yearns for
Ghazal 1 by Khwaje Shams-od-Din Mohammed "Hafez"-e (Shiraz 1320-1390)
"Mantiq al-tayr" ("Conference of the Birds", 1177, Abu Hamid bin abu Bakr Ibrahim / Farid ud-Din / Attar of Nishapur (1145-1221)
Collection "Lilith's Powers" #53
