There Is Only Mercy

image with thanks via Iraj Jahanshahi

for the one 
in submission
thorny bushes burst 
into fragrant roses

poisoned sips become 
the wine 
of the Beloved’s nearness

and ailments
cure the body, mind
and soul

to the one 
in submission

when the world
closes doors
the soul opens
to greater freedom

and the heart 
of every curse 
yields 
its luminous 
blessed pearl

to the one 
in submission
everything is mercy

this is Mercy
that is Mercy

there is only Mercy

15th june 2015

image: with thanks via Iraj Jahanshahi on facebook

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