The sun does not rise, neither does it set
Does the flame ever circle the moth?
The earth turns in beauty like a lover
Each dawn the sun bestows a kiss
At night the shy bride turns away
Beneath her star jeweled veil of rest
Each obedient to their course, and Lo!
“He makes the signs manifest.”
Keeping the night vigil the earth bows in prayer
Each degree of longitude a rak’at of prostration
To Him who holds the planets to their skies
The “Hidden Treasure” to the Sufi’s eyes
As Allah has ordained for all creation
Say the Prophets of every Book and nation.
- Irving Karchmar, October 2007
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There is Holiness
August 31, 2010There is holiness in each of you
A spark unquenchable
Bursting into flame
At the mere mention
The hint, the possibility
Of love
Where are you flying
O hummingbird
Alight on the rose
Of my heart
Dip your beak, drink
Of love
The guiding principle
Of life
Evolution’s Cause
And goal
The Hidden treasure
Unveiled
The Creator, the One
the All
– Irving Karchmar, August 2010
Ya Haqq!