A Lovers Heart

Lesson 361: A Lovers Heart

The whole world could be choked with thorns:
A lover's heart will stay a rose garden.
The wheel of heaven could wind to a halt:
The world of lovers will go on turning.
Even if every being grew sad, a lover's soul
will still stay fresh, vibrant, light.

- Jalal-ud-Din Rumi

(Translated by Andrew Harvey from A Year of Rumi)