Because we need more Persian poetry in our lives, we give you this gem by Hafez - ✨ ✨ ✨ I pull a sun from my coin purse each day. And at night I let my pet, the moon, Run freely into the sky meadow. If I whistled, She would turn her head and look at me. If I then waved my arms, She would come back wagging a marvelous tail Of stars. There are always a few men like me In this world Who are house-sitting for God. We share His royal duties: I water each day a favorite potted plant Of His-- This earth. Ask the Friend for love. Ask Him again. For I have learned that every heart will get What it prays for Most. - A Potted Plant by Hafez (Translated by Daniel Ladinsky) Persian lyric poet Hafez (1310-1390 CE) born is one of the most celebrated of the Persian poets, and his influence can be felt to this day. As the author of numerous ghazals expressing love, spirituality, and protest, he and his work continue to be important to Iranians, and many of his poems are used as proverbs or sayings. - Poetry Foundation ✨ ✨ ✨ Art by Patricia Grush, Robin Dewitt and Golsa Yaghoobi from Brave with Beauty: A Story of Afghanistan by Maxine Rose Schur (Yali Books, October 2019) ✨ ✨ ✨ #persianpoetry #poetry #hafez #hafiz #farsi #diversebooks #weneeddiversebooks #historicalfiction #afghanistan #southasianhistory #southasianwomen #shaktis #muslimqueens #muslimwomen #afghanistanhistory #diversepicturebook #historicalpicturebooks #teachingforchange #readyourworld https://www.instagram.com/p/ByK3BBWlNPK/?igshid=mdcl2m2q3rv2
