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July 19, 2019

kabir mirabai

The moon bird's head is filled with nothing but thoughts of the moon.
(Kabir)

It became a string of lovely pearls, each with a moon inside.
My room then was full of moonlight ....
(Mirabai)

(both trans. Robert Bly, from The Winged Energy of Delight: Selected Translations)

Posted at 05:52 PM in duopoetics |

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