"at night, i open the window and ask the moon to come and press its face against mine. breathe into me. close the language-door and open the love-window. the moon won't use the door, only the window." -rumi
"DEATH IS THE VEIL WHICH THOSE WHO LIVE CALL LIFE; THEY SLEEP, AND IT IS LIFTED." -SHELLEY
"i have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me." -hesse

Monday, March 8, 2010

the very last thing before i go...

...thank you, sister.  i am lucky to have you.

Dance when you're broken open.
Dance if you've torn the bandage off.
Dance in the middle of the fighting.
Dance in your blood. 
Dance when you're perfectly free.

-Rumi

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  1. Contra YoginiMarch 9, 2010 at 7:45 AM

    "Dance in your blood."

    He leaves me rapturously faint.

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  2. ms. deerlingMarch 9, 2010 at 7:57 AM

    likewise.

    when i read his poetry i feel as though he is speaking to me from his tomb, and that he is aware that i am listening, and that he knows that i know that he knows. he is a true mystic.

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