Sunday, May 30, 2010

leaving tomorrow

Tomorrow I will leave Rome, where I have spent the last week, for Afghanistan. I will spend the summer doing research, based in Jalalabad but will also sometimes travel to other cities. This blog will be about my experiences.

4 comments:

  1. Ever since Happiness heard your name
    It has been running through the streets
    Trying to find you.

    And several times in the last week,
    God Himself has even come to my door-
    Asking me for your address!

    Once I said,
    “God,
    I thought You knew everything.
    Why are You asking me
    Where Your lovers live?”

    And the Beloved replied,

    Indeed, Hafiz, I do know Everything –
    But it is fun playing dumb once in a while.
    And I love intimate chat
    And the warmth of your heart’s fire.

    Maybe we should make this poem into a song-
    I think it has potential!

    How far does this refrain sound,
    For I know it is a Truth:

    Ever since Happiness heard your name,
    It has been running through the streets
    Trying to find you.
    And several times in the last week,
    God Himself has come to my door-
    So sweetly asking for your address,
    Wanting the beautiful warmth of your heart’s fire.

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