you don’t have to fear
that you’ll be drained.
The command comes to speak,
and you feel the ocean
moving through you.
Then comes, Be silent,
as when the rain stops,
and the trees in the orchard
begin to draw moisture
up into themselves.
– Jalaluddin Rumi
excerpt fr. Mathnawi V: 3195-3219
version by Coleman Barks
version by Coleman Barks
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