The Soul’s Dilemma

Once again, each day,

I travel the path of your love

Every night without fail

I mourn your absence anew.

My soul lacks the courage

to love one

such as you-

and my heart lacks the strength

to abandon you too

-‘Attar

From Love’s Alchemy: Poems from the Sufi Tradition.  New World Library, 2006.

I wrote your name on the wind…

Translation of lyrics:

I wrote your name in the wind

Convinced that I was writing it

Upon the page of oblivion

That was lost in the wind (x 2)

And when I  saw it still buried

In the dust of the road

I thought my heart was free

From the bonds of your affection (x 2)

Poor me, I had no idea

That just like me

The wind would fall in love

With that name of yours

And as the wind tosses and turns

so does my torment

I want to forget you, believe me

But there is more and more wind

 

I whispered your name to the wind

I whispered your name to the wind

It set the trees’ leaves all aflame

They fell, spelling your name in dust

Which then lept up to dance and sing

And when the dust fell down dead tired

The earth’s heart split in longing pain

And when the sky asked earth what’s wrong?

The ground could only groan your name

And then the clouds welled up with tears

The lovesick sky began to rain

Then sun scattered the clouds but when

He saw what the sky’s tears contained

He flushed with love, fainted away

And only the dark night remained

 The moon woke up and asked the stars

About the sunlight’s dying flame

They winked and all whispered your name

The moon blushed black, and closed his eyes

His image in the ocean sighed

The sea’s smooth surface heaved and writhed

As whales wept with the mourning tide

And then the Moon’s heart broke in two

One piece is me, one piece is you

 And I swear by your name it’s true

I’ve seen just what your name can do