The Reading of the Day, September 3-6, 2010

 When I Want To Kiss God

               When
        No one is looking

 I swallow deserts and clouds
And chew on mountains knowing
          They are sweet
               Bones!

When no one is looking and I want
                To kiss
                  God

                                                         
       I just lift my own hand
                   To

                   My

                 Mouth


By HAFIZ, the most beloved Persian poet (c. 1320-1389)