if it is not too dark

[desmond dillon]

     

go for a walk, if it is not too dark  

get some fresh air, try to smile. 

say something kind 

to a safe looking stranger, if one happens by.

always exercise your hearts knowing.

you might as well attempt something real

along this path:

take your spouse or lover into your arms

the way you did when you first met.

let tenderness pour from your eyes

the way the sun gazes warmly on the earth.

play a game with some children.

extend yourself to a friend.

sing a few ribald songs to your pets and plants 

why not let them get drunk and wild! 

lets toast every rung we've climbed on evolutions ladder.

whisper 'i love you! i love you!'

to the whole mad world.

lets stop reading about God-

we will never understand Him.

jump to your feet, wave your fists,

threaten and warn the whole universe..

that your heart can no longer live 

without real love. 

  Hafiz   translated by Daniel Ladinsky

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