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How did you get away? BY RUMI

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How did you get away?

You were the pet falcon of an old woman.

Did you hear the falcon-drum?

You were a drunken songbird put in with owls.

Did you smell the odor of a garden?

You got tired of sour fermenting

and left the tavern.

 

You went like an arrow to the target

from the bow of time and place.

The man who stays at the cemetery pointed the way,

but you didn't go.

You became light and gave up wanting to be famous.

You don't worry about what you're going to eat,

so why buy an engraved belt?

 

I've heard of living at the center, but what about

leaving the center of the center?

Flying toward thankfulness, you become

the rare bird with one wing made of fear,

and one of hope. In autumn,

a rose crawling along the ground in the cold wind.

Rain on the roof runs down and out by the spout

as fast as it can.

 

Talking is pain. Lie down and rest,

now that you've found a friend to be with.

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