A Little Blue Monk
A little blue monk in a purple cassock served us sarsaparilla He looked through eyes that had been through a thousand years of…
Saints / Awliyya
Job Sits in His Chair
Job sits in his chair of molten lead Walks on a beach of burning sand speaks words that blister the air sings a…
Seeing the Scaffold
Seeing the scaffold at the end of the road or a steamroller coming toward you or a herd of elephants bearing down or looking…
God of the Sliver
O God of the sliver that fells a giant of the gnat that burrows into the brain of Nimrod (such a famous drilling to…
The Saint’s Achievement
When the saint reached his goal only a chipmunk took notice all that light pouring out of his room like a private aurora borea…
Childhood of the Saint
for grandson Noah Leon Sanders The childhood of the saint probably seems to pass by in a matter of minutes and he or she…
Timetable 1/ The Few with Elegant Manners
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asW4dweg8Ko] TIMETABLE 1 All the historical …
The Cloak of the Saint
1 The cloak of the saint was filled with roses The cloak of the saint rose above the city The cloak of the saint…
Ghazal: At Rumi’s Tomb
A sky shaped like a face – no it can’t be that A wingéd horse on fire in the middle of the air –…
A Visit with Mr. Blake
William Blake across from me sits here insisting on whatever it is he insists on and a great red cape opens up to show…
The Saint Calls to Us
The saint calls to us one by one under a corridor of stars to savor in the eyes and heart the night’s sweet dissolution…
As of a Giant Cloud
A sweet-faced saint like a giant cloud floats past the cliff edge where we stand in wait for such saintly visitation and he do…