Liquid Persuasion
“Out beyond ideas of
Wrongdoing and rightdoing,
There is a field.
I’ll meet you there.”
~Rumi
Liquid Persuasion
Beyond the gate
Of right and wrong
There is an arboretum
Where you will
Drape me in
Finest silks
From Turkestan
And seduce me
With your full-bodied,
Burgundy words
And Sauvignon ideas
Imported through
The ages with all
Their smoky allure intact
And their rich, seamless
Texture still fragrant
With blackberry and plum,
Cloaked in dark chocolate
And infused with
Sun-ripened currants,
And I will drink down
Your liquid persuasion
Until my palate is numb
And every cell
In my body glows
With the sanguine of you,
For you are both
Spirit-maker
And sommelier,
A rare combination of
Dry and sweet,
And I shall never lose
My thirst for
Union with you.
© 2008
Reference: Barks, Coleman, Translator, The Essential Rumi, Special Edition,
New York, Quality Paperback Book Club, 1998
The Liquid Persuasion by Gianetta Ellis, unless otherwise expressly stated, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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I dedicate this poem to Rumi – a 13th Century Sufi mystic and poet, and to all those who love him…
Rumi … yes! Have been reading him of late. Interesting! Delicious write, with a keen choice of words. Blessings …
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