tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post6883875422050043639..comments2023-11-05T07:53:12.708-05:00Comments on Poets United: Classic Poetry - "Your Mother and My Mother" by Shams-ud-din Muhammed aka Hafiz of ShirazRosemary Nissen-Wadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-61001019342811602312011-09-21T07:44:08.235-04:002011-09-21T07:44:08.235-04:00I became familiar with Rumi & Hafiz from readi...I became familiar with Rumi & Hafiz from reading Sherry's article and someone from PU left a <a href="http://www.poetseers.org/the_poetseers/hafiz/" rel="nofollow">link to Hafiz poems</a> a while ago.<br />Since then, I'm really starting to enjoy them.<br /><br />Excellent choice Kim! <br />Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />P.S.<br />Sorry I've not been around much...I been ill & am still bedridden. Hoping to rejoin you all soon.The Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667034322952126127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-42990466203164119012011-09-19T07:05:04.886-04:002011-09-19T07:05:04.886-04:00This is lovely. I love both Hafiz and Rumi, and am...This is lovely. I love both Hafiz and Rumi, and am glad to see something I hadn't come across before. Thank you.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-87222389337686367242011-09-18T10:02:01.247-04:002011-09-18T10:02:01.247-04:00Excellent poem choice, Kim!Excellent poem choice, Kim!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-70423112891668540462011-09-18T08:23:23.704-04:002011-09-18T08:23:23.704-04:00Beautiful poem...Thank you for this post..Beautiful poem...Thank you for this post..Rashmihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05294504967496661652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-30365458943665568332011-09-18T02:19:12.225-04:002011-09-18T02:19:12.225-04:00...I know if you
Pray
Somewhere in this world-
Som...<i>...I know if you<br />Pray<br />Somewhere in this world-<br />Something good will happen...</i><br /><br />Oh such life-reaffirming anodyne...Emeniano A Somoza Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271204092780723440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-34285202659965653722011-09-17T21:30:51.926-04:002011-09-17T21:30:51.926-04:00beautiful poem, i have never encountered works by ...beautiful poem, i have never encountered works by sufi poets before, would love to read more now since this poem touched my heart. there is a deep benevolence etched in these words. thanks a lot for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-4202173571184892392011-09-17T14:55:21.440-04:002011-09-17T14:55:21.440-04:00I truly love the Sufi poets ... and have often fou...I truly love the Sufi poets ... and have often found answers within their words. Most excellent. Thank you.Liz Rice-Sosnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14705708193546909432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-50640670408009734112011-09-17T11:44:43.058-04:002011-09-17T11:44:43.058-04:00It's good to read something like this that act...It's good to read something like this that actually goes to show how a religion like Islam actually positively enriched the metaphysical thinking of its followers as opposed to what we think of them now.Movies on my Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728634451204645148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-90696290570682338702011-09-17T11:40:11.075-04:002011-09-17T11:40:11.075-04:00What a wonderful offering. Hafiz and Rumi are two ...What a wonderful offering. Hafiz and Rumi are two of my faves. They write with such joy. Thanks for this one, Kim. I hadn't read it before and I totally love it. I wish it could be written across the sky!Sherry Blue Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769154286598233146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139625267522039683.post-65635098794968076592011-09-17T07:02:59.167-04:002011-09-17T07:02:59.167-04:00wonderful post.I dont know how they did it, but th...wonderful post.I dont know how they did it, but these Arabic or Persian masters, Sufi saints many of them, had the capacity to recurrently produce lines that would almost be dripping with sweet melancholy.unparalleled gems.I have a read a bit of Ghalib and Rumi, and the rhythm and melody is one of honeyed delight.Abin Chakrabortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534639363132246570noreply@blogger.com