Be Lost In The Call Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AB CDEFGH IIJ KLM NOP QHRS TUVD WXY| Lord said David since you do not need us | A |
| why did you create these two worlds | B |
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| Reality replied O prisoner of time | C |
| I was a secret treasure of kindness and generosity | D |
| and I wished this treasure to be known | E |
| so I created a mirror its shining face the heart | F |
| its darkened back the world | G |
| The back would please you if you've never seen the face | H |
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| Has anyone ever produced a mirror out of mud and straw | I |
| Yet clean away the mud and straw | I |
| and a mirror might be revealed | J |
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| Until the juice ferments a while in the cask | K |
| it isn't wine If you wish your heart to be bright | L |
| you must do a little work | M |
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| My King addressed the soul of my flesh | N |
| You return just as you left | O |
| Where are the traces of my gifts | P |
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| We know that alchemy transforms copper into gold | Q |
| This Sun doesn't want a crown or robe from God's grace | H |
| He is a hat to a hundred bald men | R |
| a covering for ten who were naked | S |
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| Jesus sat humbly on the back of an ass my child | T |
| How could a zephyr ride an ass | U |
| Spirit find your way in seeking lowness like a stream | V |
| Reason tread the path of selflessness into eternity | D |
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| Remember God so much that you are forgotten | W |
| Let the caller and the called disappear | X |
| be lost in the Call | Y |
Mewlana Jalaluddin Rumi
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