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Sufic Madness
Ah, my soul ablaze with the Fire of Love
Longing to be united with the Beloved
Cutting the veil of Separation with the blade of agony
A beautiful death, Beloved me, rapt and consumed
Though joy was kneaded
In rising bread of sorrow
I ate it with greed
Through armor of light
Burnt a candle for last breath
Into the womb of wax
Mystical Presence
I know You are with me
Beloved
When the scent of Your Presence
Overwhelms me
A nameless fragrance
Sweet and intoxicating
Dare I name it
The incense of breath
From the very heart of
Champa, Chambeli
Rat-ki-Rani
Swooning, I inhale
Thirsting for more
Could death be sweeter
Than this bliss-rapture
Don't leave me
Beloved!
Beloved with Beloved
Pilgrimage
In the temple of my soul
Is a yearly ritual
Like the rite of hajj
Going around Kaaba
Kissing the Black Stone
Not knowing who I am
Nor feeling
Wither I drift
'I' is left behind
East, west
North and south
All barriers dissolve
Only cosmic energy
Glittering, expanding, guiding
Unity in multiplicity
Bride with the bridegroom
Beloved with Beloved
G-d with God
Alas, then
The material dust rises
To blind vision
Muse
The spiritual god
Whipping me to awareness
Pain, desire, longing
Lost and earthbound, 'I'
The jungle of time
Scalding, everlastingly
Time eternal
Waiting
To embrace unity
In pilgrimage lost
Copyright © 2005 Farzana Moon
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