The Love Poems of Rumi

with my own heart
drowning in its blood

all your unfulfilled desires
are from your greed

for gain of fulfillments
let go of them all
and they will be sent as gifts

fall in love with
the agony of love
not the ecstasy

i lamented and begged
i desire much more
please show me the source
i have no fear
to burn my mouth and throat
i’m ready to drink every flame and more

then the beloved
will fall in love with you

THERE WAS A TIME
there was a time

when my thought

soared as a king

or a time when i mourned

like a prisoner

those days are gone

and i have promised

not to take myself

seriously again

love is

the water of life

step inside

every drop

of this sea

holds the promise

of a different life

LOVE AND LOVE ALONE
love and love alone

that’s all I’ve known

in the beginning, the middle

and to the end unknown

someone is calling me

i think it’s my soul

open the door

lazy in love

answer the call