\nIf anyone asks you
\nhow the perfect satisfaction
\nof all our sexual wanting
\nwill look, lift your face
\nand say,<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
When someone mentions the gracefullness
\nof the nightshy, climb up on the roof
\nand dance, and say,<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
If anyone wants to know what the „spirit” is,
\nor what „God’s fragrance” means,
\nlean your head towards him or her,
\nKeep your face there close.<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
When someone quotes the old poetic image
\nabout clouds gradually uncovering the moon,
\nslowly loosen knot by knot the strings
\nof your robe.<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead,
\ndon’t try to explain the miracle.
\nKiss me on the lips.<\/p>\n
Like This. Like This.<\/p>\n
When someone asks what it means
\n„to die for love”, point
\nhere.<\/p>\n
If someone asks how tall I am, frown
\nand measure with your fingers the space
\nbetween the creases on your forehead.<\/p>\n
This tall.<\/p>\n
The soul sometimes leaves the body, then returns.
\nWhen someone doesn’t believe that,
\nwalk back into my house.<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
When lovers moan,
\nthey’re telling our story.<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
I am a sky where spirits live.
\nStare into this deepening blue,
\nwhile the breeze says a secret.<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
When someone asks what there is to do,
\nlight the candle in his hand.<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
How did Joseph’s scent come to Jacob?
\nHhhhhh
\nHow did Jacob’s sight return?
\nHhhhhh
\nA little wind cleans the eyes.<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
When Shams comes back from Tabriz,
\nhe’ll put just his head around the edge
\nof the door to surprise us<\/p>\n
Like This.<\/p>\n
\n\/’Like This’ from 'The Essential Rumi’\/<\/a><\/p>\n If anyone asks you how the perfect satisfaction of all our sexual wanting will look, lift your face and say, Like This. When someone mentions the gracefullness of the nightshy, climb up on the roof and dance, and say, Like This. If anyone wants to know what the „spirit” is, or what „God’s fragrance” means, … Czytaj dalej \u201eLike This\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bez-kategorii"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10446"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14367,"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10446\/revisions\/14367"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/likethis.oreccy.pl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}