Poetry is to Music as Lyric is to Soul: It is your turn now

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Saturday, November 25, 2006

It is your turn now

It is your turn now It is your turn now, you waited, you were patient. The time has come, for us to polish you. We will transform your inner pearl into a house of fire. You're a gold mine. Did you know that, hidden in the dirt of the earth? It is your turn now, to be placed in fire. Let us cremate your impurities. -Rumi From: 'Hush Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi' Translated by Sharam Shiva All to Get You Here Sure, it hurt! But, it brought you here. Walking through fire,... Sign in to see full entry.

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