by Sherri Koehler | Jul 1, 2016 | Poetry
And for No Reason by Hafiz And For no reason I start skipping like a child. And For no reason I turn into a leaf That is carried so high I kiss the Sun’s mouth And dissolve And For no reason A thousand birds Choose my head for a conference table. Start passing...
by Sherri Koehler | Jul 1, 2016 | Poetry
The Sun Never Says by Hafiz Even After All This time The Sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me.” Imagine a Love Like that. It lights the Whole Sky.
by Sherri Koehler | Jul 1, 2016 | Poetry
The Seed Market by Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī Can you find another market like this? Where, with your one rose you can buy hundreds of rose gardens? Where, for one seed get a whole wilderness? For one weak breath, a divine wind? You’ve been fearful of being...