! In The Spirit Of Rumi - 24 Poem by Michael Shepherd

‘O My Beloved,

Only when I am close to You
is the world in perfect order, and
contentment enfolds me in warm arms;
only then am I at peace;
only then is my heart at rest
and I am still within myself
and know that heart to be true constancy…’

O My Beloved,

You heard me speak this
from my heart, to You; and then
You smiled.

And in that smile I knew
all that I had written, to be but
the faintest, pale reflection
of Your love for me;
for me whose heart You made,
to be there as a mirror of Your love.