John

“Be melting snow.
Wash yourself of yourself.”
― Rumi, The Essential Rumi

“Love so needs to love
that it will endure almost anything, even abuse,
just to flicker for a moment. But the sky's mouth is kind,
its song will never hurt you, for I
sing those words.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

“At night, I open the window
and ask the moon to come
and press its face against mine.
Breathe into me.
Close the language-door
and open the love-window.
The moon won't use the door,
only the window.”
― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi, A Year with Rumi: Daily Readings

“Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy.”
― Rumi