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I asked My BelovedHow may I know the secretof being a perfect Sufi,insan al-kamil,a perfect Friend of God?My Beloved saidYou will never in your life..

My dearest one: tell me,why you always return to Me?I said to My BelovedIn everything I do, I fail, fall shortof what I would offer from my heart to..

YesterdayI cried out in my anger'Who are You, Lord? ...'and the echo came backlike a winter shout against a cliff of stone..'.....Lord......'TodayI..

I sang to My BelovedO My Beloved –how could I sing of the joyof being closer to Youthan Your breath…than Your eyes…than Your lips…if Sorrow had not..

Still, silent, radiant in myself I sat,all, in my knowledge; in my love, all things;and yet I loved to play at love;so made my worshipper, my..

I will create you,I shall name you;I will show you happiness; thenI shall show you sorrow;I will show you sorrow; thenI shall show you happiness;and..

I said to My BelovedTell me of Your natureMy Beloved saidI am like waterthe spirit of waterthe cause of waterthe holiness of waterI flowI bondthis is..

I said to My BelovedYou have given me all Your love;I have given You all my love;what more can I give to You?My Beloved saidIf you love Me, then show..

imagine angels.imagine a bolt of lightningout of the blue so bluestriking a treea few feet awayimagine a thunderstormremaining overhead all..

Ika,I’d love to write a poemI’d be proud to write a poemfor you which would beabout you becauseyou deserve a poemwhich would be aboutyou of course..

I have a fear - I may be wrong:that all too many, put off all thoughts of 'God'by those who claim to speak for Him,may cease to look for, name, all..

today, O My Beloved,I eager for you…there was no such worduntil today; today, there is..to say, I’m eager for youwould be to say,less than, I am…when..

you’re having one of thosetricky, subtle, unpleasant‘let’s go for a drink’ job interviewsin a quiet, expensive barthat slick, smooth bosses go in..

There’s budding in the springtime;fruiting in the fall;flowering in the summertime;but winter comes to all..

How longmay a heart stay bruisedbefore it starts to bruiseitself?How longmay a heart stay vulnerablebefore it grows a strength?How longmust a heart..

There were monkeys everywhere;all with badges gently velcroed to their coats –‘Supervisor’; ‘IT operative’; ‘Catering’;in the corridors, those who..

To lean forward in the saddle,the reins slackened for a while,to lean forward towards its ear,its ear concerned with more immediate things,across the..

When I asked them, why did Youneed to send Him, they saidI was too young to ask such questions;I should just be glad..I wondered but did not say,were..

and the maker of the casehad given it rudimentary legswith a little space between them and the floorand though the case was of finest..

My mistress’ bedde, my wylling scholeroom is,where I do lerne my eager pupille’s taske;her scorns, her prayse, to me as equalle are;her swete..

Has music gone from poetry?Words and music, still agree?Dance and rhythm, song and laughter,Do they echo, now, hereafter..?Has singing gone from..

The sky is heavy with rain.a poem still only half readin the sunshine

This autumn eveningmy haiku speaks of sadnessyet the bare trees smile

How happy the meadow is!How the trees tremble!Flash! Thunder!

The sound of wordsSilenceTwo friends