Personal Yummy #6
“I was dead, then alive. Weeping, then laughing. The power of love came into me, and I became fierce like a lion, then tender like the evening star.”
The above excerpt is from a little hardcover book that sits vertically on top of my mantel in my living room, the cover on display, the pages fanned out, its shiny gold lettering and detailed flourishes—against an intense red background—emanating outward. Every time I go into that room, I have the opportunity to gaze at the book, read a few pages, and receive its beauty.
Specifically, the excerpt is from the book titled Love: What Is Life Without It? Presented artistically inside—with plenty of color—are erotic, sensuous, and thought-provoking passages from Rumi’s inner being.
Rumi, in case you are not familiar with him, was a 13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic. Through his writing, he connected to the spiritual world and offered wisdom and awe-inspiring insight. Moreover, he focused on love and its essential nature.
“In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art.”
The next time you yearn for more desire, life force, and inspiration, sit down with a glass of red wine and a book of Rumi’s love poems.
I am certain you won’t regret it.
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