Thursday, February 28, 2013

Escaping To The Forest

Escaping To The Forest 




Some souls have gotten free of their bodies.
 Do you see them? Open your eyes for those
 who escape to meet with other escapees,

whose hearts associate in a way they have 
of leaving their false selves
 to live in a truer self.

I don’t mind if my companions 
wander away for a while.

They will come back like a smiling drunk. 
The thirsty ones die of their thirst.

The nightingale sometimes flies from a garden
 to sing in the forest.



From The Book of Love
Translated by Coleman Barks