poetry thursday

Two more poems from The Gift: Poems by Hafiz the Great Sufi Master, translated by Daniel Ladinsky.

The Sun Never Says

Even
After
All this time
The sun never says to the earth,

"You owe
Me."

Look
What happens
With a love like that,
It lights the
Whole
Sky.

This Sky

This

Sky

Where we live

Is no place to lose your wings

So love, love,

Love.

(Thanks Matt for sharing this book with me and introducing me to the first poem this morning.)

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I keep forgetting to share that April is National Poetry Month. Poetry Daily will email you a poem every day this month if you sign up for their newsletter. There have been some great ones; each of them has commentary by another poet/author. Very cool.

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Stay tuned for some exciting developments for Poetry Thursday. Lynn and I are cooking up a little something and will unveil it soon.

As always, to participate in Poetry Thursdays share a poem on your blog. A poem you write yourself or a poem by another. Feel free to share your link here in the comments so that others will know you have posted. If you are not on the list of participants and would like to be added, please send me an email.

I hope the poems you read today cause you to pause, even for just one small moment, and remember who you are. Happy reading.

Comments

[beansprout]

Hafiz is brilliant! I love the simplicity of all that he writes.

[Endment]

A wonderful start for the day
thanks

[megg]

wow - what a beautiful poem! I've posted my poem too - can't wait to see what you are cooking up!! xoxoxo

[Cate]

Gorgeous. Love the first one, about "giving" without "expectation." Really makes me pause and think. Thank you! xo

[Susannah]

'no place to lose your wings' - how true. lovely poem, Liz, thank you. i've posted one - another from the brilliant Carol Anne Duffy. it's accompanied by a rather raw post from me, but feel free to ignore that bit and instead enjoy Carol's beautiful words... :-)
x

[bee]

i lovelovelove the line about lovelovelove.

[Jamie]

I absolutely love the poems you shared today. One or both will definitely find its way into my journal!

And I've posted a poem this week: http://starshyneproductions.blogspot.com

Thank you for inviting poetry back into my life. It's been a long time.

[Jennifer]

Thanks for sharing your poem and for Poetry Thursday. I love it! Looking forward to what you are cooking up... I posted another by Elizabeth Bishop.

[acumamakiki]

Nice poems and thank you for the linky; being a poetry novice, it will be nice to receive poems daily and it will be a good way to sample a lot of different styles and writers.

[gkgirl]

thanks for letting us know about the
daily poetry link...i'm going to
check it out...

and i love your poetry pick,
as always
:)

[Deb R]

I love the poems you chose today, Liz, especially the first one. And thanks for the poetry link too - I'll check it out!

I participated today: http://debrichardson.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">RedShoeRamblings with some original stuff I wrote.

Don't go if you want something beautiful and moving, but if you want to laugh they may be worth a look.

[AscenderRisesAbove]

A very hopeful poem... so looking forward to what your will be bringing us soon...

(here's mine for today)
http://ascenderrisesabove.blogspot.com/2006/04/poetry-thursday-betacarotene.html

[HoBess]

Those are absolutely inspiring. I'm taking the boy to the library today and so shall seek out more of his work. I poste one, too. Can't wait to see what's in store!

http://booandbunny.blogspot.com/

[Jacqueline]

Those are both wonderful. I have read Rumi, but it is wonderful to have someone new to explore.

[Dana]

So much to say here. First, love the poems. Second, I'm so signing up for Poetry Daily ~ thanks for the link. Third, I posted http://sprigs.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">two poems.

[andrea]

That's what I love about Poetry...the pause, and the silent reflection.
Beautiful choice of poems for this sunny spring day.
a.

[vicci]

I love this poem....and I'm excited to see what you have up your sleeve for Thursdays! When I was in High School I loved ee. cummings...check it out.
www.moonstarsandpaper.blogspot.com

[Kayla]

Thanks for the poetry link and for sharing your poems today. I especially liked the "The Sun Never Says". I've just posted my poem "The Dig".

lifesapoem.blogspot.com

[GreenishLady]

I've posted a poem at
http://greenishlady.blogspot.com/2006/04/thursday-poem-to-my-friends.html

Those two are real little gems. BEautiful

[Darlin' T]

Wonderful, thank you. I especially love the first one...love lighting up the whole sky.

I've posted a poem this week as well.

http://countofthree.blogspot.com/2006/04/poetry-thursday_20.html

[Katherine]

This is the first time I've taken part, here's my poem of the week:

http://www.chatiryworld.co.uk/blog/?p=1314

[Jana B]

I love the poem you posted... I may even have to check out that book.

My poem is up on my blog too. :)

You're cooking up something??? Oh, I'm excited!!!! Can't wait to see!

[la vie en rose]

good choices! i have a book of poems translated by Daniel Ladinsky called For the Love of God. it features poems by both eastern and western spiritual leaders and includes hafiz, rumi, st. francis, thomas merton, just to mention a few. i really enjoy it!

[Tongue in Cheek Antiques]

a love poem...for today of yesterday that lives for ever with me:
http://willows95988.typepad.com/tongue_cheek/2006/02/for_john_biale.html

[kelly rae]

so we have to love, love, love to keep our wings. love it. well, i love anything having to do with wings and love.