Short Rumi Poems

on reading rumi
I see I'm both servant and master
a gift of the heart
and in its euphoric song
singing the joy that is life...

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"Finding fault is for those with tired minds." Rumi

exhausted
gnarled oak lets go....
winter arrives     ...

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I can love you like Rumi did to Sham, 
but, I'm very bad at setting examples
- I cannot marry you my daughter to keep you close to me.....................................

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Oh, how can we deny !
when the poor translations of HIS language deafen us,
while HIS silences make us cry.

(01.03.2025)

"Silence is the language of god,
all else is poor translation" - Rumi....

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Reentry...481



I am the ancient 

All of Them

having left all of you

each one of them,

7 ol' Kin...

came to Rumi within

and so now

we are all one again

Itz a 

;D8a sum day...

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sufi sun
at center
rumi trance

joyful earth
divine love
mystic daze

subtle sound
dizzy beats
rhythm control

floating floor
giddy dance
ego spins

repeat turn
sway slowly
receive grace...

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Do you think you can write poetry? messing up with centuries of poetry,
be the best  AI-Ass hole in the poetry world?

Do you think you can step on Shakespeare,& Lermontov, Rumi,
and crash the human soul?

Do you?...

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The soot within rots and stagnates
And all I have become 
Is a garbage of putrid avoidance,
Vague as muddy clay---a leak from sewers
Unless  cleansed by  rising heart 
Free from negative energy.


Rumi Contest  11th Nov 2016...

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"...if you are too careful love will not find you." ~Rumi

If you are not careful
Love will find you,

Like fire finds a tinder.


For: BITE SIZE POEM no24 Poetry Contest
Sponsor: Line Gauthier
October 21, 2021...

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Rumi: I chose to hold you in my dreams because my dreams have no end.

the night's cold air
chills my old bones
my dog snuzzling me warm
she wakes trembling
I know the signs
weather change brings a storm    ...

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"If you could leave your selfishness, you would see how you've been torturing your soul." Rumi    

Enters
Love, selfishness leaves
A changed soul; bad habits
Linger, unless the soul prays then____
Love flows ...

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Today I’m grateful for the poet Rumi’s understanding of singing birds
from the largest raven…to the smallest bobolink…

I want to sing like the birds sing…he said
Never worrying about who is hearing me
or worrying about what they think.
...

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"Close your eyes, fall in love, stay there." Quote from Rumi


Peach

Tree

Orchard

Those blossoms

Bees come alive, pollinate all

Warm air wraps it shawl, sooths the soul, transports mind away...

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Before you give high praise to my ex
You should check out the text
Rumi said it best
Putting thoughts to rest
Pretty words fall from a rotten tongue
Better hide before you're stung

Sorry darlin....don't cross temptation
This story is my redemption...

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Rumi said,
“Polish the mirror of your soul
that it might better reflect God.”

An antique hand mirror,
the leaded glass is warped,
its wooden and carved frame cracked
yet keep polishing it.

One day hope to see
what has always
been in front of your face....

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What is Jawi?
What is Rumi?
What is Sufi?
Who is Hamzah Fansuri?

We know Marco,
We know Atlas,
We know Amerigo,
But who is Al-Attas?

Sudah hilangkah jati diri?
Ibarat Laki tinggalkan Bini!
Lupakah hati bahasa sendiri?
Adat di jiwa bak karatnya kersani!...

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Your heart is the frail vessel 
containing the power of the winds.
It carries you, wholesomely, 
in tiny pieces of crystal
through the liquid night.

Let your spirit be still,
amid the throbs of pain
sculpting deeper chambers in your heart.

God's Love runs deep....

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This form is called, Laurette.
Love rest on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end. Rumi    

A raging surf
Pounds the white shore
And the pilings of homes
Collapses one
Gone forever
The shell upon waves roams    ...

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There was a lonely heart mine,
Everyone played this with my heart.
Break the emotions, all my love left.
Fate too with me rumi,life is my false now,
No one is with me now.
Pain is the companion just now mine.
There was a lonely heart mine,
Everyone played this with my heart....

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Poetry came to my mind
A little late on hindsight
Yet it’s beauty of its own
Stop judging and believe you can own
Yes poetics are romantics
They elucidate the unfathomable
They create the unbelievable
Rumi was a poet
And so was Tagore
I hope to be my own
With wings I adore...

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torn between singing Billie Elish
and listening to Lana Del Rey

"the world is a little blurry
or maybe it's my eyes"

between reciting Rumi
and reading Rupi Kaur

"rivers fall from my mouth
tears my eyes can't carry" 

I wonder what if 
I already lived my happiest day?...

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" Out beyond ideas of right and wrong doing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi


Beyond the law's rights and wrongs, there is heaven; I'll meet you there. 

                                                                  My interpretation     ...

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"The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you."
Quote by ~Rumi~

Breeze drifting on by recognizing
Grace of goodness within the soul.
A view mirror reflection,
Moral looks qualities.
A generous seed
Captivating
Beauty to
Others
Life.


4/30/2024

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Written: March 02, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Constance La France

Quote "Only from the heart can you touch the sky." By Rumi

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Silk lotus sails spread as they chased the breeze,
Brief thoughts etched on river candlelit trees....

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my heart
          has 
been thrown back.
  I didn't see it coming
       and
  dropped it 
             painfully
     on the ground


  and Rumi says:
   
    it wasn't thrown -
        it escaped;
     too hot to hold
     
  the burns
          on her hands
     will never heal...

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