A Crystal Rim

by Hafiz (Daniel Ladinsky)


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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 God
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.

-- from The Gift: Poems by Hafiz the Great Sufi Master, by Daniel Ladinsky

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A Crystal Rim