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Friday, January 20, 2012

one by Rumi, translation by Ladinsky

I
like when
the music happens like this

Something in His eye grabs hold of a
tambourine in
me,

then I turn and lift a violin in someone else, 
and they turn, and this turning
continues;

it has
reached you now.  Isn't that
something?
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