' Jalaluddin Rumi Poem '...

Once the blossoms are gone,

the fruit becomes
visible;

when one fades away,

the other starts
growing.

How could bread give strength without
being broken?

How could the grape give wine
without being crushed?



- Rumi

Muriel Maufroy
"Breathing Truth - Quotations from Jalaluddin Rumi"
Sanyar Press - London, 1997