08 October 2010

Rumi Reminds Me

Maybe because he's been gone this week and last with only 2 days together in between. Or maybe because I've heard friends saying more than the usual 
number of negative things about their husbands as I'm missing mine. Or maybe because I had an affection spasm when talking with him on Skype last 
night as he was so sweetly supportive about my computer data retrieval problems. Whatever the reason, this part of a Rumi poem made me think of John.


You are the fountain of the sun's light.
I am a willow shadow on the ground.
You make my raggedness silky.
Rumi

7 comments:

  1. That is sweet. He MUST be a nice man.

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  2. That he is, Lou. I bet you two would get along great.

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  3. Rumi heads my list of who I would invite to a dinner party if i could invite anyone.

    Incredibly beautiful threads he wove!

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  4. Me too! It might be fun to come up with a full guest list of anyone of any age for a dinner party.

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  5. Mmm, love that - "you make my raggedness, silky."

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  6. I'm loving your love affair. It makes me smile. ;-)

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  7. I just came over from Blissed out Grandmother. I seem to collect Grandmas...since I am one (o: What an adventure you are living. I have daydreams about such things (o:

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