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Ghazal 1462
I am a sculptor
I carve new shapes and forms each day
but when I see you they all melt.
I am a painter
I create images and bring them to life
but when I see you they all vanish.
Who are you my Friend
the promised lover or the deceitful enemy?
You ruin everything I build.
My soul has sprung from yours and
it carries the scent of your perfume.
But without you my heart is shattered,
please, come back or let me leave
this lonely world.
"Rumi: Hidden Music"
Version by Azima Melita Kolin
and Maryam Mafi
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001
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