A dragon did not crawl on its belly in front of its enemies, begging for their help. A dragon did not vow to rid the world of infidels, and then invite them into its home. A dragon did not flee its land in the middle of the night like a criminal. A dragon burned everything […]
“Careful the wish you make/ Wishes are children./ Careful the path they take/ Wishes come true, not free.” I’m not sure if I am a fan of musicals. I mean, I usually love the songs I find, but it’s not often that I am patient enough to watch the whole thing. I knew of Into […]
For today’s review I’m going to write about a mystic Persian poet I came across on Amazon, whose works are still read, sung and frequently quoted. Jalaladdin Muhammad Rumi was a Persian poet and Sufi mystic born in Balkh, modern day Afghanistan. During the Mongol Invasion, he was forced to flee with his family to Konya, […]
Oh… dear sweet villain! When and how did you become such a “despicable” felon? Clever, sneaky thief! How can you cause so much joy and at the same time so much grief? How can you fly us to the highest peak And yet whip us around and make us feel so weak? Where did you […]
i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (anywhere i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling) i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want no world (for beautiful you are […]
You cannot compare. You cannot correlate yourselves with the people, These people, That my heart holds dear. You are not what they are, Nobody is, but they are. A family, I mean. People to hold and love you with every fiber. What they are is what I require. It is not a desire, but a […]
Beneath the living cross I lie And swoon towards eternity: Prodigious sinewy shapes, and lean, And curving limbs of Messaline. The deep arched eyes, the floating mane,– One pierces, one wraps-in my brain: A crown of thorn, a spear of clean Cold fire of dying Messaline. Swart tangles of devouring hair, The scorpion labyrinth and snare, […]