So many nights lost in the misty moonglow With thoughts adrift on the midnight river flow
Midnight Glow (WPWC)
Tag: Mathnawi
Mathnawi Notes
The Mathnawi is written in rhyming couplets and emerged from an Iranian form around the 4th-10th century, which goes a long way to explain the form’s Persian name. The subject matter is normally heroic, religious, or romantic.There is no limit to number of couplets employed, however the lines are usually between ten and twelve syllables.The … Continue reading Mathnawi Notes
Pastor’s Son
The dark eyes that look out on a summer’s day Know twisted pain that can carry life away When no one wants to understand words you say...
Ignite the Flame
To pray is to open my soul to desire, And ignite the flame of my spiritual fire. It is the heart’s whisper carried on the breeze, It is the rustling leaves that jostle in trees
Mathnawi Notes
The Mathnawi is written in rhyming couplets and emerged from an Iranian form around the 4th-10th century, which goes along way to explain the form’s Persian name. The subject matter is normally heroic, religious, or romantic.There is no limit to number of couplets employed, however the lines are usually between ten and twelve syllables. The … Continue reading Mathnawi Notes
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