AND ACTING SO COOL

The whole world just got thick
Again with
God.

And everywhere I look
Makes me feel very proud

That all the objects and creatures
Can remain looking
So poised

And acting so cool
While keeping the Great Secret
So well

And not blissfully shout
All day long the Reality

I Am –
I Am the Wine!

The whole universe just got stoned
Out of its mind again
On the Beauty
Of God.

(The Subject Tonight is Love – versions of Hafiz by Daniel Ladinsky)

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