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How did the rose

Hafiz
December 2023 (Vol. XXXVI, No. 11)

How
Did the rose
Ever open its heart

And give to this world
All its
Beauty?

It felt the encouragement of light
Against its
Being.

Otherwise,
We all remain

Too

Frightened.

~ Hafiz Translated by Daniel Ladinsky in THE GIFT
The Gift
tiny lantern

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