“There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body.”

“What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Your boundaries are your quest.”

“The moon stays bright when it doesn't avoid the night.”

“Breathe into me. Close the language- door and open the love window. The moon won't use the door, only the window.”

“When it's cold and raining, you are more beautiful. And the snow brings me even closer to your lips.”

The Soul of Rumi: A New Collection of Ecstatic Poems