Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening by Robert Frost

Whose woods these are I think I know.
His house is in the village though;
He will not see me stopping here
To watch his woods fill up with snow.

My little horse must think it queer
To stop without a farmhouse near
Between the woods and frozen lake
The darkest evening of the year.

He gives his harness bells a shake
To ask if there is some mistake.
The only other sound's the sweep
Of the easy wind and downy flake.

The woods are lovely, dark, and deep,
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep….

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Meh!

So this morning my mom flew back to Toronto. And I'm still very much struggling with the rather large collection of 'full immigration / starting your life from scratch on a different side of the globe' issues. Oh, and back in my birth country people are rioting again, and the government is shooting at them again. And I'm still very much not over the heartbreak I experienced due to the loss of a friend recently. And I already miss my mom.... ="(

To anyone who ever asked me what could possibly sink my spirits down, well, there you go.

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Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Loreena McKennitt - Dante's Prayer

When the dark wood fell before me
And all the paths were overgrown
When the priests of pride say there is no other way
I tilled the sorrows of stone

I did not believe because I could not see
Though you came to me in the night
When the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love in the light of the stars

Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me

Then the mountain rose before me
By the deep well of desire
From the fountain of forgiveness
Beyond the ice and the fire

Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me

Though we share this humble path, alone
How fragile is the heart
Oh give these clay feet wings to fly
To touch the face of the stars

Breathe life into this feeble heart
Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears
We'll rise above these earthly cares

Cast your eyes on the ocean
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me...
Please remember me...
Please remember me...

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Sunday, August 23, 2009
The Pain….

A really amazing poem by Dr. Ali Shariati. Sorry for not translating, would really kill the feeling. The main theme is around how a true human’s humanity causes them to take in a great deal of pain in this world..….

I also created a Verse page for Dr. Shariati here. It’s still empty-ish but well… working on it. Feel free to join add stuff….

خدایا کفر نمی‌گویم،
پریشانم،
چه می‌خواهی‌ تو از جانم؟!
مرا بی ‌آنکه خود خواهم اسیر زندگی ‌کردی.
خداوندا!
اگر روزی ‌ز عرش خود به زیر آیی
لباس فقر پوشی
غرورت را برای ‌تکه نانی
‌به زیر پای‌ نامردان بیاندازی‌
و شب آهسته و خسته
تهی‌ دست و زبان بسته
به سوی ‌خانه باز آیی
زمین و آسمان را کفر می‌گویی
نمی‌گویی؟!
خداوندا!
اگر در روز گرما خیز تابستان
تنت بر سایه‌ی ‌دیوار بگشایی
لبت بر کاسه‌ی‌ مسی‌ قیر اندود بگذاری
و قدری آن طرف‌تر
عمارت‌های ‌مرمرین بینی‌
و اعصابت برای‌ سکه‌ای‌ این‌سو و آن‌سو در روان باشد
زمین و آسمان را کفر می‌گویی
نمی‌گویی؟!
خداوندا!
اگر روزی‌ بشر گردی‌
ز حال بندگانت با خبر گردی‌
پشیمان می‌شوی‌ از قصه خلقت، از این بودن، از این بدعت.
خداوندا تو مسئولی.
خداوندا تو می‌دانی‌ که انسان بودن و ماندن
در این دنیا چه دشوار است،
چه رنجی ‌می‌کشد آنکس که انسان است و از احساس سرشار است

"دکتر شریعتی"

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