The world is a spell...

The world is a spell that blinds the eye:

it appears wide when in reality it's narrow.

It's laughter is weeping;

its glory is but a shame.



- Rumi

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Version by Camille and Kabir Helminski
"Rumi: Jewels of Remembrance"
Threshold Books, 1996