I open A Year with Hafiz, Daily Contemplations by Daniel Ladinsky to February 12.

THE BODY A TREE

The body a tree, God a wind.

When He moves me like this, like this,

angels bump heads with each other

gathering beneath my cheeks,

holding their wine barrels, catching

the brilliant tear, pearl rain.

Love, a tree.  When it moves us like this.

How can our soul’s limbs not touch?

Yesterday Afternoon from my dock deck
At home, Plum tree dances radiance of spring
From my deck – Sunday morning at Richardson Bay
Elements Unite

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