A CRYSTAL RIM....by Hafiz

The
Earth
Lifts its glass to the sun
And light - light
Is poured.

A bird
Comes and sits on a crystal rim
And from my forest cave I
Hear singing.

So I run to the edge of existence
And join my soul in love.

I lift my heart to Beloved
And grace is poured.

An emerald bird rises from inside me
And now sits
Upon the Beloved's
Glass.

I have left that dark cave forever.
My body has blended with His.

I lay my wing
As a bridge to you

So that you can join us
Singing.

~ Hafiz
(A CRYSTAL RIM)
("The Gift" - versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)
Art by Rassouli