Wednesday, September 26, 2018

a hole in a flute

I am
a hole in a flute
that the Christ’s breath moves through—
listen to this
music.


- Daniel Ladinsky, inspired by Hafiz, “The Christ’s Breath,” Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West (Penguin Compass: 2002), 153. Used with permission

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