Echoes No.11: Inspired By Attar Poem by Daniel Brick

Your eyes watch bright winds sweep away
the day's debris, or they watch as sun rays
sparkle the lake's surface. It doesn't matter
which happens first. The order of time is suspended,
so that everything can be fulfilled at once...
It is the same experience when you take things
of the world into your Interior Being:
They are cleansed and returned to the world.
Every problem can be resolved through your
heart's generosity. Attar watches over you,
his love for you will last for centuries...
Forgive me! I had doubts, unworthy doubts,
and did not trust you until this very moment
of shining obedience. I am kneeling at your
left side. It feels good to pay homage with you.

(This poem is a response to Baharak's gift of a poem by Attar, Poet of Nishapur. About himself, Attar wrote,
Attar, you've scattered with each breath
musk-scented mysteries on earth.
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You've thrilled and excited lovers.
You've strummed your music in the key of love.)