Sari's posts with tag: gibran
Posted by Sari on Apr 25, '07 2:37 PM for everyone 
I am a kind word uttered and repeated
By the voice of Nature;
I am a star fallen from the
Blue tent upon the green carpet.
I am the daughter of the elements
With whom Winter conceived;
To whom Spring gave birth; I was
Reared in the lap of Summer and I
Slept in the bed of Autumn.
At dawn I unite with the breeze
To announce the coming of light;
At eventide I join the birds
In bidding the light farewell.
The plains are decorated with
My beautiful colors, and the air
Is scented with my fragrance.
As I embrace Slumber the eyes of
Night watch over me, and as I
Awaken I stare at the sun, which is
The only eye of the day.
I drink dew for wine, and hearken to
The voices of the birds, and dance
To the rhythmic swaying of the grass.
I am the lover's gift; I am the wedding wreath;
I am the memory of a moment of happiness;
I am the last gift of the living to the dead;
I am a part of joy and a part of sorrow.
But I look up high to see only the light,
And never look down to see my shadow.
This is wisdom which man must learn.
Posted by Sari on Jun 21, '06 1:12 PM for everyone
And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children."
And he said:
Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls,
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite, and He bends you with His might that His arrows may go swift and far.
Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies, so He loves also...
Gibran - the prophet
Posted by Sari on May 26, '06 3:56 PM for everyone
Kidung Cinta
Apakah kau masih ingat hari saat kita bertemu, ketika lingkaran ruhmu mengitarimu, dan Malaikat-malaikat Cinta melayang di udara, sambil menyanyikan lagu pujian untuk jiwa yang telah mati?
Apakah engkau masih ingat tempat kita bercengkrama di bawah bayang-bayang pepohonan, yang menaungi diri kita dari kemanusiaan, laksana tulang-tulang rusuk yang melindungi rahasia hati sifat ketuhanan dari marabahaya?
Apakah engkau masih ingat rintangan dan hutan yang kita lalui bersama dengan bergandeng tangan dan kepala kita yang saling menempel satu sama lain, seakan kita sedang menyembunyikan diri kita di dalam diri?
Apakah engkau masih ingat suatu masa ketika aku mengucapkan selamat tinggal, dan ciuman intim yang kau daratkan di bibirku?
Ciuman itu mengajariku, bahwa ciuman mesra sepasang kekasih menyingkap rahasia surgawi yang tak bisa diucapkan oleh kata-kata!
Ciuman itu adalah sebuah pengenalan menuju kesah panjang. Laksana nafas tuhan yang merubah bumi menjadi manusia.
Kesah itu membuka jalanku menuju dunia spritual. Yang mengungkapkan kemuliaan jiwaku, dan kesah itu kekal disana sampai kita bertemu kembali.
Dimanakah engkau sekarang, jiwa kembarku?
Apakah engkau terjaga di kesunyian malam?
Biarlah angin sepoi-sepoi segar berhembus menujumu mengirim gejolak dan cinta hatiku.
Apakah engkau menghadirkan wajahku dalam kenanganmu?
Bayanganku tak akan bertahan lama, sebab Sang Dukana telah menurunkan bayang-bayangnya ke atas roman muka kebahagiaanku di masa lalu.
Isakan tangis telah melayukan mataku yang memantulkan keindahanmu dan mengeringkan bibirku yang kau basahi dengan ciumanmu.
Dimanakah engkau, kekasihku?
Apakah engkau mendengar tangisanku, di balik hamparan samudra?
Apakah engkau tahu kebutuhanku?
Apakah engkau tahu keagungan rasa sabarku?
Apakah masih ada ruh lain diangkasa raya yang mampu menyampaikan nafas pemuda yang mati ini kepadamu?
Apakah ada komunikasi rahasia antara malaikat-malaikat yang akan menyampaikan keluhku padamu?
~ Kahlil Gibran ~
Posted by Sari on May 24, '06 9:46 PM for everyone  Once I filled my hand with mist.
Then I opened it and lo, the mist was a worm.
And I closed and opened my hand again, and behold there was a bird.
And again I closed and opened my hand, and in its hollow stood a man with a sad face, turned upward.
And again I closed my hand, and when I opened it there was naught but mist.
But I heard a song of exceeding sweetness.
Posted by Sari on May 24, '06 2:17 PM for everyone 
Where are you, my beloved? Are you in that little
Paradise, watering the flowers who look upon you
As infants look upon the breast of their mothers?
Or are you in your chamber where the shrine of
Virtue has been placed in your honor, and upon
Which you offer my heart and soul as sacrifice?
Or amongst the books, seeking human knowledge,
While you are replete with heavenly wisdom?
Oh companion of my soul, where are you? Are you
Praying in the temple? Or calling Nature in the
Field, haven of your dreams?
Are you in the huts of the poor, consoling the
Broken-hearted with the sweetness of your soul, and
Filling their hands with your bounty?
You are God's spirit everywhere;
You are stronger than the ages.
Do you have memory of the day we met, when the halo of
You spirit surrounded us, and the Angels of Love
Floated about, singing the praise of the soul's deed?
Do you recollect our sitting in the shade of the
Branches, sheltering ourselves from Humanity, as the ribs
Protect the divine secret of the heart from injury?
Remember you the trails and forest we walked, with hands
Joined, and our heads leaning against each other, as if
We were hiding ourselves within ourselves?
Recall you the hour I bade you farewell,
And the Maritime kiss you placed on my lips?
That kiss taught me that joining of lips in Love
Reveals heavenly secrets which the tongue cannot utter!
That kiss was introduction to a great sigh,
Like the Almighty's breath that turned earth into man.
That sigh led my way into the spiritual world,
Announcing the glory of my soul; and there
It shall perpetuate until again we meet.
I remember when you kissed me and kissed me,
With tears coursing your cheeks, and you said,
"Earthly bodies must often separate for earthly purpose,
And must live apart impelled by worldly intent.
"But the spirit remains joined safely in the hands of
Love, until death arrives and takes joined souls to God.
"Go, my beloved; Love has chosen you her delegate;
Over her, for she is Beauty who offers to her follower
The cup of the sweetness of life.
As for my own empty arms, your love shall remain my
Comforting groom; you memory, my Eternal wedding."
Where are you now, my other self? Are you awake in
The silence of the night? Let the clean breeze convey
To you my heart's every beat and affection.
Are you fondling my face in your memory? That image
Is no longer my own, for Sorrow has dropped his
Shadow on my happy countenance of the past.
Sobs have withered my eyes which reflected your beauty
And dried my lips which you sweetened with kisses.
Where are you, my beloved? Do you hear my weeping
From beyond the ocean? Do you understand my need?
Do you know the greatness of my patience?
Is there any spirit in the air capable of conveying
To you the breath of this dying youth? Is there any
Secret communication between angels that will carry to
You my complaint?
Where are you, my beautiful star? The obscurity of life
Has cast me upon its bosom; sorrow has conquered me.
Sail your smile into the air; it will reach and enliven me!
Breathe your fragrance into the air; it will sustain me!
Where are you, me beloved?
Oh, how great is Love!
And how little am I!
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