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Come To The River – Rumi

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Come! Take a pick-axe
And break apart
Your stony self.
The heart’s matrix
is glutted with rubies.
Springs of laughter
are buried in your breast.
Unstop the wine jar
Batter down the door
to the treasury
of nonexistence.
The water in your jug
is brackish and low.
Smash the jug
and come to the river!

Rumi

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2 responses to “Come To The River – Rumi”

  1. Michael R. Dale Avatar
    Michael R. Dale

    Beautiful translation is sounds like Coleman Barks?

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    1. Inner Ventures Avatar
      Inner Ventures

      I don’t know the different translations well enough to say if it is Coleman Barks.In fact I haven’t even got my own copy of Rumi’s poems. I must get one!

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