Monday, July 4, 2011

One song


One Song

Every war and every conflict
between human beings has happened 
because of some disagreement about names.

It is such an unnecessary foolishness, 
because just beyond the arguing
there is a long table of companionship
set and waiting for us to sit down.

What is praised is one, so the praise is one too,
many jugs being poured into a huge basin.
All religions, all this singing, one song.

The differences are just illusion and vanity.
Sunlight looks a little different 
on this wall than it does on that wall
and a lot different on this other one,
but it is still one light.

We have borrowed these clothes,
these time-and-space personalities,
from a light, and when we praise,
we are pouring them back in.

-- Rumi

2 comments:

Maureen said...

Great pairing image and words, Diane.

Louise Gallagher said...

Beautiful!