Rumi sets God and me up on a blind date and we meet in his field, hidden away from the haram police. Around us, the world burns; I laugh and tell him we need to stop meeting like this.

Free-verse poetry from the soul. Many hurdles to navigate through. A marathon runner every day. Getting better with each passing day. Day in and day out. I pray for the same thing. By His stripes I am healed. And day in and day out.

If I could open my mind the way a raindrop. If I could open my mind the way a raindrop opens itself onto ground. There is the boundless sky that a bird finds itself in. There is the confine of a garden when the bird is taken by the cat. There are raindrops that fall on everything. If I could open my mind the way a raindrop.

Rest you hopeful relentless wanderers. Who search for distant things. Dreaming of unpromised possibilities hopes can sometimes bring. Put aside the load you bear. And trust that peace will find you where. Breathing in some passing day,. That soon itself will become. Like leaves from an autumn kissed tree.

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This may be the Sweetest Guide for the Strange and Unusual. Unite and take over! Poem by Allen Ginsberg. O, the joys of this. It is the last day of the quote challenge! July 30, 2015.

Inspiring personal growth through poetry and writing. Sign up for a newsletter. Is made of tears,. No bricks, no wals. And recklessly try to climb. But day retreats, cowardly, in guilt,. Quilted with shy stars and mourning moon. And I say, restore and watch. Like fireflies caught in the rain. Distant, but intense,. Snow rolls in between breasts. Of this curvy city,.