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Knot of Gold / Road to Konya / In Rumi’s Tomb (Sufi Symposium 2012)
The Prophet took people of abject p…
The shoemaker saw that
angelic shoes miraculously
surrounded his feet
a perfect fit
The hoop flyer soared up and through
with the greatest of ease
the whole sky
opening its curtains so she could
land on her feet on the
other side in a
sea of clouds
The flautist floated his
breath through his flute and out the
open end
a whole symphony flowed
backed by a thousand-person choir in
blue tuxedos and flouncy blue gowns
There’s really no end to the
miracles once just a little one comes into focus
Once we see everything fluttering its
miraculous wings
elephants finally look down at us from their
domed heights with
benign approval having always
seen things this way from the
start
Dust rises as they move off and as its
dirt flakes fall back to earth they
spell out jungle scriptures of such
monumental delicacy whole
populations close their books and
act on their advice of
elegantly symmetrical crystals and
the generous boon given us of
atomic structures by God the Most
Generous Giver
until even the most inert ones on earth
are seen to be dancing
5/11/12 (from Down at the Deep End)