Pashang Salehi Poet Masnavi

Quote Me Rumi

QUOTE ME RUMI

Plant me in the garden next door.
I want to be a man no more. 
I don’t want to have pain in me.
           I don’t want to be me with me.
I don’t want to see the world as such;
		Sorrow, hunger, unjust too much.
I want to kiss the breeze at night.
Running away from the pain and plight. 
I want to bloom colors and dyes.
		Seeing the world with less despise.
I want to bathe in rain and dew.
Immerse myself in love, renew.
I want to feed the birds and bees.
		Be the reason for lovers to please.
I want to be a man no more,
		and do the things I‘ve done before.

11/28/15      Haloo

11/28/15      Haloo
“Yesterday, I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today, I am wise, so I am changing myself” Rumi.

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Patrick ORourke January 16, 2026 at 6:31 AM I loved this. I have enjoyed Rumi many times and today I have needed to hear this. Love is the deepest truth in us all

Connie Marcum Wong April 19, 2020 at 12:18 AM This is a wonderful poem Pashang. I like the form and I love Rumi. This was a delight to read my friend. xxoo

Ovidiu Bocsa December 3, 2018 at 11:48 AM Amazing Rumi, his thought, poetry and yours nourishing from, as I understood. Indeed , the whole Occidental philosophy is an attempt to change the world. Relation between existence and knowledge, the chance of understanding and explaining the world and the search of its meaning. The Oriental mind understood this utopia and chose means to change man . Both attitudes may bring utopia even when imagined new morals and ethics. Perhaps, the only justified one is based on hope (and love, of course). Pashang Salehi December 3, 2018 at 6:40 PM Indeed... He believed that the only thing that we need more of is MORE LOVE... Thanks

S.Zaynab Kamoonpuri July 29, 2016 at 3:34 AM Wow! As a fan of Rumi i was attracted to this poem and it was a superb pleasant one that u wrote, it's floating like breeze. Kudos. And tnx 4 cmnt. Pashang Salehi July 29, 2016 at 2:49 PM Thank you the daughter of the prophet....

Richard Lamoureux December 21, 2015 at 5:05 PM I like your interpretation of Rumi's thoughts. Well done!

Richard Lamoureux December 6, 2015 at 9:41 AM Works well with the quote you chose. Congrats. Pashang Salehi December 11, 2015 at 12:34 PM Thank you Richard

Naghmeh Heidari December 6, 2015 at 9:09 AM Wow your poem really impressed me... Pashang Salehi December 6, 2015 at 7:06 PM Thank you Naghmeh

Sarita Milliner December 4, 2015 at 11:56 AM Wow, such passion!! Congrats!! Sarita Milliner December 6, 2015 at 7:51 PM Actually no, however, since joining Poetry Soup, I did explore some of his writings along with other famous poets, to understand the depths of their work. I found his work to be very inspirational. Pashang Salehi December 6, 2015 at 7:07 PM Thank you Sarita... Are you Familiar with RUMI and his Masnavi?

Nayda Ivette Negron Flores December 4, 2015 at 7:12 AM Congratulations Pashang. Pashang Salehi December 6, 2015 at 7:08 PM Thank you

Dr. Upma A. Sharma December 3, 2015 at 11:27 PM Congrats on ur great win with this wonderful write Pashang! Pashang Salehi December 6, 2015 at 7:08 PM Thank you Doctor.

Alexis Y. December 3, 2015 at 11:23 PM Pashang, congratulations on your win:-) Alexis Pashang Salehi December 6, 2015 at 7:08 PM Thank you

Rizwana Bhurani December 3, 2015 at 10:55 PM wonderfully portrayed matching the quote by Rumi...congrats

Jan Allison December 3, 2015 at 6:54 PM beautiful imagery congrats on your win:-) hugs jan xx

Skat A December 3, 2015 at 5:24 PM P Salehi, Congratulations on your Quoting Rumi Win. SKAT ** Love

Done Posting November 28, 2015 at 9:07 PM I liked the poem, Pashang. Pashang Salehi November 29, 2015 at 11:54 PM Thank you! But do you know the shape of a raindrop? Do you know how complicated the falling of the rain drop is? with surface tension and the rate of acceleration of the gravity. How stretches and flattened it gets during the fall? Raindrops are actually shaped like the top of a hamburger bun, round on the top and flat on the bottom. Just something to think about... cheers