Late, by myself, in the boat of myself,
no light and no land anywhere,
cloudcover thick. I try to stay
just above the surface,
yet I'm already under
and living with the ocean.
From The Essential Rumi, poems by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks.
no light and no land anywhere,
cloudcover thick. I try to stay
just above the surface,
yet I'm already under
and living with the ocean.
From The Essential Rumi, poems by Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks.