Monday, March 16, 2015
God Pours Light--Hafiz
GOD POURS LIGHT
God
pours light
into every cup,
quenching darkness.
The proudly pious
stuff their cups with parchment
and critique the taste of ink
while God pours light
and the trees lift their limbs
without worry of redemption,
every blossom a chalice.
Hafiz, seduce those withered souls
with words that wet their parched lips
as light
pours like rain
into every empty cup
set adrift on the Infinite Ocean.
~ Hafiz ~
(Interpretive version of Ghazal 11 by Jose Orez)
(image from internet)
