Comments on: Shah Nematollah Vali – The Point of the Circle http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/07/30/shah-nematollah-vali-the-point-of-the-circle/ Sacred Poetry from Around the World Fri, 24 May 2013 01:45:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: rena navon http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/07/30/shah-nematollah-vali-the-point-of-the-circle/#comment-75269 rena navon Tue, 31 Jul 2012 09:09:44 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2138#comment-75269 My Poem The hypotenuse is a broken arm It means to stretch, that's how I broke It and here it clings to my sling My whole body feels like a broken thing Rough with the plaster of Paris, heavy as an eagle's wing. The arm I feel is me back in geometry I can't take notes: the hypotenuse has subdued my writing hand I haven't a clue how I will pass this useless hour of lecturing The broken arm is me in the angle where old age is reserving my place Smaller and smaller I become My head bends to rest on my arm Rena Navon My Poem

The hypotenuse is a broken arm
It means to stretch, that’s how I broke
It and here it clings to my sling

My whole body feels like a broken thing
Rough with the plaster of Paris, heavy as
an eagle’s wing. The arm I feel
is me back in geometry

I can’t take notes: the hypotenuse
has subdued my writing hand
I haven’t a clue how I will pass
this useless hour of lecturing

The broken arm is me in the angle
where old age is reserving my place
Smaller and smaller I become
My head bends to rest on my arm

Rena Navon

]]> By: Nasser http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/07/30/shah-nematollah-vali-the-point-of-the-circle/#comment-75262 Nasser Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:01:56 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2138#comment-75262 Thanks for selecting this poem of Shah Nematullah Wali and of course e very profound contemplation of yours. In some part of his poetry, Shah Nemattullah has given a kind of prediction and prophecy. Many Iranians believe in that prophecy as they find many examples proved to be true from old times from Safavids to Qajars and the to Pahlavies and finally to Imam Khomeini and the Iran revolution in 1979 and after. I would be grateful receiving any comment on this prophecy. Thanks,Nasser Thanks for selecting this poem of Shah Nematullah Wali and of course e very profound contemplation of yours.
In some part of his poetry, Shah Nemattullah has given a kind of prediction and prophecy. Many Iranians believe in that prophecy as they find many examples proved to be true from old times from Safavids to Qajars and the to Pahlavies and finally to Imam Khomeini and the Iran revolution in 1979 and after.
I would be grateful receiving any comment on this prophecy.
Thanks,Nasser

]]> By: Nasser http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/07/30/shah-nematollah-vali-the-point-of-the-circle/#comment-75261 Nasser Tue, 31 Jul 2012 07:00:49 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2138#comment-75261 Dear Ivan, Thanks for selecting this poem of Shah Nematullah Wali and of course e very profound contemplation of yours. In some part of his poetry, Shah Nemattullah has given a kind of prediction and prophecy. Many Iranians believe in that prophecy as they find many examples proved to be true from old times from Safavids to Qajars and the to Pahlavies and finally to Imam Khomeini and the Iran revolution in 1979 and after. I would be grateful receiving any comment on this prophecy. Thanks,Nasser Dear Ivan,
Thanks for selecting this poem of Shah Nematullah Wali and of course e very profound contemplation of yours.
In some part of his poetry, Shah Nemattullah has given a kind of prediction and prophecy. Many Iranians believe in that prophecy as they find many examples proved to be true from old times from Safavids to Qajars and the to Pahlavies and finally to Imam Khomeini and the Iran revolution in 1979 and after.
I would be grateful receiving any comment on this prophecy.
Thanks,Nasser

]]> By: jim carlin http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/07/30/shah-nematollah-vali-the-point-of-the-circle/#comment-75250 jim carlin Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:20:00 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2138#comment-75250 my point is a spiral a snail the cochlea pi the formula for building the nautilus art the recurring circle life my point is a spiral
a snail
the cochlea
pi
the formula
for building
the nautilus
art
the recurring circle
life

]]> By: Glenda http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/07/30/shah-nematollah-vali-the-point-of-the-circle/#comment-75241 Glenda Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:57:23 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2138#comment-75241 Ivan, Well of course you would be brilliant and creative in geometry as well as your other achievments. So why does this not surprise me? Your comments truly bring meaning to Nimatullah Wali's words. I enjoyed this one a lot, but mostly because of your insights. Thank you, Glenda Ivan,

Well of course you would be brilliant and creative in geometry as well as your other achievments. So why does this not surprise me?

Your comments truly bring meaning to Nimatullah Wali’s words. I enjoyed this one a lot, but mostly because of your insights.
Thank you,
Glenda

]]> By: yohannan http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/2012/07/30/shah-nematollah-vali-the-point-of-the-circle/#comment-75240 yohannan Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:54:50 +0000 http://www.poetry-chaikhana.com/blog/?p=2138#comment-75240 This matematic thing was never my favorit thing indeed.I remember at scool,In front of any kind of problème,I was feeling blank like cloudy sky,looking for solutions,they never comes.And miracle!Space Geometrie!Loved that stuff.Yees!I could finaly accept and love myself,Iwas good in something! May God help our brothers and sisters in aleppo and elswhere right now. This matematic thing was never my favorit thing indeed.I remember at scool,In front of any kind of problème,I was feeling blank like cloudy sky,looking for solutions,they never comes.And miracle!Space Geometrie!Loved that stuff.Yees!I could finaly accept and love myself,Iwas good in something!
May God help our brothers and sisters in aleppo and elswhere right now.

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