Bring it, Hafiz

Like The Morning Breeze

Like the morning breeze, if you bring to the morning good deeds,
The rose of our desire will open and bloom.

Go forward, and make advances down this road of love;
In forward motion, the pain is great.

To beg at the door of the Winehouse is a wonderful alchemy.
If you practice this, soon you will be converting dust into gold.

O heart, if only once you experience the light of purity,
Like a laughing candle, you can abandon the life you live in your head.

But if you are still yearning for cheap wine and a beautiful face,
Don't go out looking for an enlightened job.

Hafiz, if you are listening to this good advice,
The road of Love and its enrichment are right around the curve.

-Hafiz

I am on a complete and utter Hafiz kick right now and I do not think this is a bad thing. His poetry is nourishing to my spirit in the morning, afternoon, and night, but that's not all that impresses me. The more poetry I read by him, no matter who is translating, the more I realize how completely grounded he was as well. While being totally in love with God and creation, he realized he was imperfect and learning every day... and that's okay! His subtle sense of humor and down to earth approach to spirituality really speaks to me. Waking up every morning and trying to move forward with good deeds can be so difficult in this world sometimes. Our society is set up to distract us from the pure and simple beauty all around us. "The life you live in your head?" That's me, not focusing on what is right in front of me, imagining what's to come. Hafiz is reminding himself and the world that every morning, love is right around the corner. So go drink your coffee and let's do this thing.