From: Fe Langdon (flangdon@pacbell.net)
Date: Fri Oct 18 2002 - 19:40:36 PDT
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 19:40:36 -0700 From: Fe Langdon <flangdon@pacbell.net> Subject: Re: Looking for "Love Dogs" poem Message-id: <000801c27718$e7ceb7c0$8fc566d8@pacbell.net>
LOVE DOGS by Rumi
One night a man was crying
Allah! Allah!
His lips grew sweet with the praising,
Until a cynic said,
"So! I have heard you
calling out, but have you ever
gotten any response?"
The man had no answer to that
He quit praying and fell into a confused sleep.
He dreamed he saw Khidr, the guide of souls,
in a thick, green foliage.
"Why did you stop praising?"
"Because I've never heard anything back."
"This longing
you express is the return message."
The grief you cry out from
draws you toward union.
Your pure sadness
that wants help
is the secret cup.
Listen to the moan of a dog for its master.
That whining is the connection.
There are love dogs
no one knows the names of.
Give your life
to be one of them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Prasadini" <prasadini@cwo.com>
To: <amma-l@hindunet.org>
Sent: Friday, October 18, 2002 5:07 PM
Subject: Looking for "Love Dogs" poem
> Dear Divine Siblings,
>
> Many months ago someone posted a poem entitled "Love Dogs", I think by
> Rumi, but I'm not sure. I lost it, and I love it. If someone has it,
> would you resend it? It is about the yearning for God being God's answer
> to us.
>
> Many thanks.
>
> At Her Feet,
> Prasadini
>
>
>
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