rumi of the day

today
like lots of other days
we wake up frightened
planning
in the future or past
asleep to our real self

don't open the door to
the study
and begin reading

don't open the computer
and begin emailing

take down the lute
and sing

take your feet
outdoors
and walk
under a ceiling five miles high

let the beauty we love, be what we do
there are thousands of ways to kneel
and kiss the ground

rumi,
and me