tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post114431788777411284..comments2023-05-20T02:56:00.423-07:00Comments on EAST and WEST at every turn...: Poetry Thursday - Hafiz of ShirazSkyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523247895437700129noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144860114399140242006-04-12T09:41:00.000-07:002006-04-12T09:41:00.000-07:00I do love Hafiz and have a book that not only incl...I do love Hafiz and have a book that not only includes his poetry but a biography. What a wild one he was. <BR/><BR/>Your comment over at Patry's "On Writing and Ambition" spoke well to the same reason I have shied away from pursing to write for a living...or more to point...haven't pursued getting paid for doing other people's writing for them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144831692728904252006-04-12T01:48:00.000-07:002006-04-12T01:48:00.000-07:00I have a copy of his book :) My favourite is 'Wher...I have a copy of his book :) My favourite is 'Where Dolphins Dance' :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144656502488159192006-04-10T01:08:00.000-07:002006-04-10T01:08:00.000-07:00mary - good to see you again. :)k - so glad to in...mary - good to see you again. :)<BR/><BR/>k - so glad to introduce you!<BR/><BR/>krista - your words touch me very deeply. :) i am so glad to be part of the positive energy around you. i am also very happy to meet you - your honesty is so refreshing! yes, i am happy to help you with poetry any time you need it - if i can! sometimes i feel lost, too! :)Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523247895437700129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144636316685197862006-04-09T19:31:00.000-07:002006-04-09T19:31:00.000-07:00Sky,You have no idea what your encouragement means...Sky,<BR/><BR/>You have no idea what your encouragement means to me. Seriously. I love the way you interpret poetry- It is absolutely inspiring, and I feel really blessed to have met you in this way. <BR/><BR/>Knowing you makes poetry so much more accessilbe to me. I always read the poems you post 3 or 4 times, even if they are difficult for me to understand. I know that I will be rewarded with at least some nugget of understanding that is sweet. <BR/><BR/>Also, I know that if I felt completely confused you would take the time to help me see more in the words. <BR/><BR/>You are wonderful, inspiring and awesome- thank you. <BR/><BR/>(PS- My favourite part was this part:<BR/><BR/>All the hemispheres in existence<BR/>Lie beside an equator<BR/>In your heart.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144597913735439032006-04-09T08:51:00.000-07:002006-04-09T08:51:00.000-07:00*Change rooms in your mind for a day*. Wonderful.I...*Change rooms in your mind for a day*. Wonderful.<BR/><BR/>I know Hafiz, but not well, and I hadn't come across this poem. Thank you skyMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15022751588711849162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144601595540341292006-04-09T09:53:00.000-07:002006-04-09T09:53:00.000-07:00What a beautiful post. This was exactly what I ne...What a beautiful post. This was exactly what I needed today (and now that I think of this, every day), thanks!<BR/><BR/>I had never heard of this poet, but I'm so glad I do now.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01653535953278952618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144521285880989192006-04-08T11:34:00.000-07:002006-04-08T11:34:00.000-07:00lori - glad you have found him. you will enjoy th...lori - glad you have found him. you will enjoy this new discovery.<BR/><BR/>mb - so glad you enjoyed it. :)<BR/><BR/>tara - yes, we are often on the same page - literally. glad you got some of my better genes! ;)<BR/><BR/>robin - it is always nice to find a new poet, isn't it?<BR/><BR/>amy - interesting choice of words in your comment - he sang most of the poems he created! glad you found the music!<BR/><BR/>beansprout - thanks and you're welcome!<BR/><BR/>patry - wish i could see that!<BR/><BR/>endment - glad to introduce a new poet to you!<BR/><BR/>otter - wonderful to find peace with hafiz!<BR/><BR/>tabor - hope retirement is just around the corner since your hubby has moved into his! in response to your qt.: hmmmmm...what about the "road not taken" by robert frost?<BR/><BR/>harmony - the music of hafiz is so relaxing, isn't it? :)Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523247895437700129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144513661898649492006-04-08T09:27:00.000-07:002006-04-08T09:27:00.000-07:00I had never heard of Hafiz before, I beautiful poe...I had never heard of Hafiz before, I beautiful poem kind of feels like a warm bath or a hug...harmonyinlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12702022042647519754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144453315535979132006-04-07T16:41:00.000-07:002006-04-07T16:41:00.000-07:00i just cannot read your blogs until I retire. Too...i just cannot read your blogs until I retire. Too much cool stuff to indulge in. I am wondering if this poem would work for a friend of mine who is afraid to travel...?Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144434791748344872006-04-07T11:33:00.000-07:002006-04-07T11:33:00.000-07:00Reading this felt like I was on Sabatical...relaxe...Reading this felt like I was on Sabatical...relaxed my soul.<BR/>Love...changing rooms in my mind.Otterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14492999357171663898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144408418958366692006-04-07T04:13:00.000-07:002006-04-07T04:13:00.000-07:00This is great - leaving the familiar and changing ...This is great - leaving the familiar and changing the rooms of my mind. <BR/>This is a new poet for me --- Thanks for this postEndmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711896605197134394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144382632467353822006-04-06T21:03:00.000-07:002006-04-06T21:03:00.000-07:00I got a 2006 calendar with a different poem by Haf...I got a 2006 calendar with a different <BR/>poem by Hafiz every month. This one is particularly beautiful.Patry Francishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10961915797919017179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144368853295791432006-04-06T17:14:00.000-07:002006-04-06T17:14:00.000-07:00gorgeous poem. I love Hafiz's poems they hum with ...gorgeous poem. I love Hafiz's poems they hum with imagery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144357699903601892006-04-06T14:08:00.000-07:002006-04-06T14:08:00.000-07:00This is beautiful! What irony that as you were sh...This is beautiful! What irony that as you were sharing the words of Hafiz of Shiraz, I was sharing the words of Rumi. I certainly inherited a love of esquisite poetry from you:)<BR/>Thanks for sharing this. I will have to check out more of his beautiful writings.<BR/>Love to you,<BR/>Tara Dawntara dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07493936146686473190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144376109823903012006-04-06T19:15:00.000-07:002006-04-06T19:15:00.000-07:00Beautiful choice, Sky. Thanks so much.Beautiful choice, Sky. Thanks so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144361526537544722006-04-06T15:12:00.000-07:002006-04-06T15:12:00.000-07:00I have never heard of Hafiz before. This is such a...I have never heard of Hafiz before. This is such a lovely poem. So spacious and light. I love the lines:<BR/>Greet Yourself<BR/>In your thousand other forms...<BR/><BR/>Thank you for choosing such a wonderful poem.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144336228274281162006-04-06T08:10:00.000-07:002006-04-06T08:10:00.000-07:00Oh, Sky! This is just what I needed to read this m...Oh, Sky! This is just what I needed to read this morning. How perfectly lovely! A poet's poet, indeed.MBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14515233228776181123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10990729.post-1144321258299430112006-04-06T04:00:00.000-07:002006-04-06T04:00:00.000-07:00I love this writing! Have a copy of Coleman Bark's...I love this writing! Have a copy of Coleman Bark's wonderful translations of Rumi, but somehow Hafiz slipped past my radar.<BR/><BR/>Mystics as poets are the best...Lori Witzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.com