In which Other people have the words so I don't have to

[spiralsheep]

- Shakespeare's birthplace, with visiting Buddhist monks from Thailand.




- from Lamps, by Al-Saddiq Al-Raddi (translated by Sabry Hafez and Sarah Maguire)

[...]

But the streets are empty of my friends
Lamps are extinguished
in the far-flung houses
and the lost heart echoes in its lonely chamber

You give your blessings to those who depart
and leave the rest to fate

- from Zamaninda, by Karin Karakaşlı

Seramik kabuğumu çatlatınca
Çin mozaik gibi çıktım ansızın
Eski ve zamansızdım
kıymetli ve kalender
Gökyüzü en iyi toprağa
uzanınca seyredilir ya,
Bir bulutun kanatlarında
kıkırdarken sırtım çim nemiydi
İçimde umut saçımda otlarla kaldım.

[...]

- Jazz pianist and harpist Alice Coltrane plays Turiya and Ramakrishna (utu 8mins).

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