Offerings

this we have now - rumi

this we have now
is not imagination.

this is not
grief or joy.

not a judging state,
or an elation,
or sadness.

those come
and go.

this is the presence
that doesn't.

what else could human beings want?

when grapes turn to wine
they're wanting
this.

when the nightsky pours by,
it's really a crowd of beggars,
and they all want some of this!

this
that we are now
created the body, cell by cell,
like bees building a honeycomb.

the human body and the universe
grew from this, not this
from the universe and the human body.