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Silence...


Last night

I begged the Wise One to tell me
the secret of the world.

Gently, gently he whispered,

"Be quiet,

the secret cannot be spoken,

it is wrapped in silence."


- Rumi

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"Rumi - Whispers of the Beloved:
Selected and translated by
Azima Melita Kolin and Maryam Mafi
Thorsons, London 1999

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