Busy Moon and Stuff

True, she says, I have not even looked at my blog for too long.  Maybe she doesn't even know me anymore.

So much has gone on, and now Queen Summer subsides; the nights are longer, dawn comes later.  I am waking up to the dark.  How can this be?  I have yet to jump in the river, it's not been warm enough.  My heirloom tomatoes are just 'coming on', the pumpkins gave up, as did the Butternut squash.  An odd gardening year, for sure.

The Moon Is Also Busy

I bow to God in gratitude,

And I find the moon is also busy

Doing the same.

I bow to God in great happiness,

And I learn from where the suns

And the children

And my heart

All borrow their Light.

I bow to the Friend in deep reverence

And discover a marvelous secret carried in the air:

This whole Universe is just as blessed

And divinely crazed as I,

And just as lost in the Wonderful Holy Dance.

My dear,

After such a long, long journey,

God has mad another soul

Free!

Now all Hafiz wants to do

Is open a beautiful Tavern

Where this Sacred Wine

Of God's Truth, Knowledge and Love

Is forever and ever

Freely offered to you.

O bow to God in gratitude,

And some day

You will see how

The moon is also busy doing the same.

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Hafiz

My paintings.  My friend, Hafiz wrote the poem, his friend, Daniel Ladinsky translated.

Yes, let us do this again, soon.  Fun!

Love you.

xoxoLPC