~~~Rumi~~~

[hyebruin]

Here's one of my favorites by the immortal Rumi:

 

Lovers alas, lovers alas

Whoever sees that faceless face

Confusion in him amass

Desperation will embrace.

 

For beloved cross every pass

Worldly affairs slow their pace

A flowing brook amidst the grass

Flowing tears his face shall trace

 

His ego is shattered glass

Self-estranged, himself deface

Sense the Divine in spirit and mass

If he is truely seeking grace

 

Love can withstand molten brass

Gives his own soul in this chase

Through this trap lovingly pass

And find himself beside that face

 

With love himself will embarrass

Lost in time and in space

There's no cure, potion, herb or grass

For one who's lost his earthly base

 

And his prize, to reach that class

In this futile endless race

Until death too will come to pass

And move him to that place.

 

The love that hurts will never pass

It is a very special case

Transcendent love has its own class

The aching heart is wrapped in lace

 

Run out of sand many hourglass

Many a dream lost in space

If miracle shall come to pass

Every magic shall displace

 

There is no king and no palace

Facing that graceful faceless face

Brave lions cry out alas

Beside the dogs guarding that place.

 

www.zbnet.com/rumi

(this was from 4 years ago! maybe it's not there??)