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Clock is Ticking

January 17, 2017Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

Travelers, it is late. Life’s sun is going to set. During these brief days that you have strength, be quick and spare no effort of your wings. Read more

Drowned Out By the Din of Life

February 28, 2016Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

All day and night, music, a quiet, bright reedsong. If it fades, we fade. Read more

You Can Never Have Too Much

February 28, 2016Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

Pale sunlight, pale the wall. Love moves away. The light changes. I need more grace than I thought. Read more

This Wandering

February 28, 2016Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

Gamble everything for love, if you’re a true human being. If not, leave this gathering. Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at mean-spirited roadhouses. Read more

Merrily, Merrily, Merrily, Merrily Life is But a Dream

February 28, 2016Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

In a boat down a fast-running creek, it feels like trees on the bank are rushing by. What seems to be changing around us is rather the speed of our craft leaving this world. Read more

February 14, 2016Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life? Read more

February 11, 2016Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Read more

Wanted

February 5, 2016Scott ShermanPoetry, Rumi

Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. Read more

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Time to Live

  • Home
  • Eat
  • Play
  • Think
  • Read
  • Create
  • Speak
  • Breathe
  • Live
    • Chuang Tzu
    • Cold Mountain
    • Lao Tzu
    • Emily Bronte
    • Emily Dickinson
    • Rumi
    • Hafiz
    • Sylvia Plath