I belong to no one. I am so useful in many ways./ I quench thirst for the animals, the plants, the trees, and human beings.// If I should become contaminated, I will contaminate all living things that I come across running freely. I need protection. ...

Whatever gives pleasure is the fragrance/ of the Friend. Whatever makes us wonder// comes from that light. What's inside the/ ground begins to sprout because you spilled// wine there. What dies in autumn comes up/ in spring because this way of saying...

I am light like a canine’s memory; a minute, a world. Where one of the greatest and most daring feats is to enjoy the breeze’s slow boat of fertilizationmade by other dogs of other years—the scent ofliving in and of itself. From ...

This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival. From Rumi's "The Guest House" I don't remember the first time I heard it, but I learned a question years ago that frames the idea that being human is a guest house. Let me explain. Whe...