As you fill with wisdom,
and your heart with love,
there ’s no more thirst.
There ’s only an unselfed patience
waiting on the doorsill, a silence
which doesn’t listen to advice
from people passing on the street.
Sanai
Translated by Coleman Barks
Road Closed. I was bewildered when I read the sign posted on a barrier that stretched across a quiet back street. My confusion was in part because the closure seemed to have appeared without prior notice. Admittedly, I had been so immersed in the ...
Published on October 05, 2025 21:10